Climate Pressures on Biden Rise With the Heat

Buckled pavements in Seattle. Suspended streetcar services in Portland, Oregon, due to melted wires. Rolling blackouts, and residents urged to conserve water.

Those were scenes from the U.S. Pacific Northwest this week, where a powerful heat wave shattered records and took a bruising toll on the region’s infrastructure. The mercury hit 116 degrees Fahrenheit (47 Celsius) in Portland on Monday.