Currently en República Dominicana — 14 de agosto: Inicia la semana con temperaturas muy calurosas en República Dominicana

El tiempo, currently.

La presencia de polvo del Sahara y la entrada de abundante humedad desde el Mar Caribe, mantendrá la sensación térmica muy calurosa en República Dominicana durante la semana: el verano entra en su etapa más intensa en el Caribe en los próximos días y así persistirán las temperaturas muy elevadas en el territorio dominicano.

Los modelos de pronóstico no prevén lluvias significativas para este lunes: por la humedad marina y el tránsito de una onda tropical, podrían ocurrir algunas lluvias dispersas en la tarde hacia el sureste, noreste y Cordillera Central.

Las partículas africanas suspendidas en la atmósfera continuarán provocando procesos alérgicos en RD.

— Jean Suriel

What you need to know, currently.

This week will feature temperatures as high as 110°F (43.3°C) in Oregon for several consecutive days. Although daytime highs won’t likely surpass the incredible June 2021 Pacific Northwest heat wave — which had an estimated 1-in-10,000 year recurrence interval — overnight lows are expected to stay warm, and add to the danger of this event.

Red flag warnings are in effect for the entire length of the Cascades, from southern Oregon to the Canadian border where many areas are currently in a severe drought. Stray thunderstorms are in the forecast, and any fires that start could quickly spread out of control.

“There is high confidence in a dangerous heat wave in the Pacific Northwest,” warned the National Weather Service over the weekend. “Locations in the interior valleys and lower elevations of western Oregon could see one of their hottest five-day stretches on record (by average temperature), with 100+ degree highs likely.”

Firefighters across Washington and Oregon are currently battling 7 large fires and have boosted their preparedness level and prepositioned people and equipment to deal with more, if necessary.

—Eric Holthaus

What you can do, currently.

The fires in Maui have struck at the heart of Hawaiian heritage, and if you’d like to support survivors, that’s a good place to start.

The fires burned through the capital town of the Kingdom of Hawaii, the ancestral and present home to native Hawaiians on their original unceded lands. One of the buildings destroyed was the Na ‘Aikane o Maui cultural center, a gathering place for the Hawaiian community to organize and celebrate.

If you’d like to help the community rebuild and restore the cultural center, a fund has been established that is accepting donations — specify “donation for Na ‘Aikane” on this Venmo link.