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Temperatures in the Pacific Northwest got so hot in June – hitting a record 121 degrees in British Columbia – that hundreds of people died and more than a billion clams and mussels cooked in their shells.

<p>Temperatures in the Pacific Northwest got so hot in June &ndash; hitting a record 121 degrees in British Columbia &ndash; that hundreds of people died and more than a billion clams and mussels cooked in their shells.</p>

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