Clams on Washington state beach are being cooked to death by heatwave

A heat dome in the Pacific Northwest that raised temperatures to 121 degrees Fahrenheit this past week caused blackouts, deaths and cooked clams on a Washington State beach. Hama Hama Oyster company, a family-run shellfish farm, shared images to social media of their clam beds in Hood Canal that are littered with open shells and dead clams that were baked to death by the heat. Scroll down for video Hama Hama Oyster company, a family-run shellfish farm, shared images of their clam beds in Hood Canal that are littered with open shells and dead clams that were baked to death by the heat The historic heatwave has its grips on parts of Canada, Oregon and Washington - where temperatures surpassed a record of 121 degrees - as well as the Northern Great Basin, Northern Idaho and parts of northwest Nevada and northern California. The company ends its unfortunate post with: ‘Please vote for politicians who are brave enough to address climate change.’ Monberg said Hama Hama has had a number of mass die offs at their shell fish farms over the past 15 years that are likely linked to climate change.