Survived the record shattering heat wave

Portland OR just went through three days of record shattering high temperatures: 108F, 112F, 116F.

The weather forecast predicted this heat dome pretty accurately, although the numbers kept getting higher over the preceding week. The eye-popping high temperatures on the forecast reminded me of the miserable experience when the high got to 106 in 2009.

( Past misery -> present preparation )

I'm short on sleep from getting up at 4:30 to open windows and not going back to sleep right away. I haven't gotten as much writing done as I wanted, but I made it through without undue misery. I'm worried about next times. I'm worried about eventually needing to get air conditioning, and all the other people who will make that decision, which only accelerates the problem.

I saw these tips for heat waves via lilysea after I had done most of my prep.

I'm appreciating that being older means I have past experience to draw on, even if those past mistakes felt terrible at the time. I remember the helpless feeling in 2009, compared with looking around the house this time, measuring windows, and heading for the hardware store with very little hesitation. I'm appreciating having a cool basement to shelter in. I'm appreciating having the resources to get through.

PS: The heat dome is caused by a wavy jet stream which is caused by climate change, as explained by Anthony Edwards, edwardsanthonyb.