Sweltering Heatwave Strikes U.S. Pacific Northwest

SEATTLE - JULY 29: Gerard Tangalan Of Seattle leans on International Fountain while cooling off at the Seattle Center July 29, 2009 in Seattle, Washington. The all-time record high of 102 degrees for Seattle, measured near Sea-Tac International Airport, broke a previous record of 100 that was set on July 16, 1941 in downtown and then repeated on July 20, 1994 at the same location near the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Seattle's high record for July 29 had been 95 in 1971. Temperatures throughout the Northwest have reached or are approaching triple digits. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)