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I'm sick of Seattle's heat and it's all Canada's fault

caption: People walk along sun-baked University Way Northeast in Seattle on Friday.
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People walk along sun-baked University Way Northeast in Seattle on Friday.
KUOW photo/Gil Aegerter

If you're dripping with sweat during this heat spell, you can blame Canada (kind of).

Washington state climatologist Nick Bond told KUOW's Kim Malcolm that warm air is flowing down from the northeast, contributing to this hot weather.

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