AdvertisementClimate change is killing people, but there's still time to reverse the damageUpdated February 28, 2022Rebecca HersherfacebookEmailPortland residents wait inside the Oregon Convention Center, which was repurposed as an emergency cooling center during a heat wave in June 2021. Hundreds of people died in the Pacific Northwest due to the heat wave. (Getty Images)This article was originally published on February 28, 2022.