Newstalk 870 KFLD: The Mid Columbia's Newstalk Leader » heat http://newstalk870.am Tue, 21 May 2013 03:13:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Losing Irrigation Pressure? Thank The Department Of Ecology http://newstalk870.am/losing-irrigation-pressure-thank-the-department-of-ecology/ http://newstalk870.am/losing-irrigation-pressure-thank-the-department-of-ecology/#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2012 22:45:22 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=86017 The blistering heat in the Mid-Columbia has brought with it more than just sun burns.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/losing-irrigation-pressure-thank-the-department-of-ecology/feed/ 0 (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) Ridiculously High Record Temperatures Felt in the Columbia Basin http://newstalk870.am/record-high-temps-in-the-columbia-basin/ http://newstalk870.am/record-high-temps-in-the-columbia-basin/#comments Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:10:15 +0000 Stacy Lee http://keyw.com/?p=75892 Yesterday at 5 p.m. it was 103 in the shade at my home in Kennewick. According to the local news it was only two degrees from breaking the record set in 1990. I looked out in my yard and the squirrels were so hot they couldn’t even move.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/record-high-temps-in-the-columbia-basin/feed/ 0 Are You Smarter Than The Weatherman? Tri-Cities Weather History (QUIZ) http://newstalk870.am/are-you-smarter-than-the-weatherman-tri-cities-weather-history-quiz/ http://newstalk870.am/are-you-smarter-than-the-weatherman-tri-cities-weather-history-quiz/#comments Tue, 10 Jul 2012 20:30:06 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=78096 The recent blast of hot weather,  with a few records being broken here and there made us wonder - how well do YOU know Mother Nature here in the Mid-Columbia?

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/are-you-smarter-than-the-weatherman-tri-cities-weather-history-quiz/feed/ 0 (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images) Wildfire Season Hits Pacific Northwest – The Dalles – Are You Ready? (VIDEO) http://newstalk870.am/wildfire-season-hits-pacific-northwest-the-dalles-are-you-ready-video/ http://newstalk870.am/wildfire-season-hits-pacific-northwest-the-dalles-are-you-ready-video/#comments Mon, 02 Jul 2012 19:00:50 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=75643 Colorado isn't the only place suffering from wildfires this summer.  66 homes have been burned in a blaze in Idaho, and one close to home near the Dalles.

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