Politics
Biden Says Northwest ‘Heat Dome’ Shows Need for Resilient Grid
- President points to more frequent ‘extreme weather events’
- He cites temperature of 116 degrees in Portland, Oregon
A thermometer reads 116 degrees Fahrenheit during a heatwave in Portland, Oregon, on June 28.
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President Joe Biden said extreme heat in the Pacific northwest shows the need for U.S. to build more resilient power grids, calling the record temperatures a consequence of global warming.
“As climate change induces extreme weather events more and more frequently, we need to make investments to build a more resilient grid,” Biden said in a speech in La Crosse, Wisconsin, aimed at building momentum for an infrastructure deal he struck with a bipartisan group of senators.