What WA’s Cold, Wet Spring Means for Summer Wildfires
Some think the rainy season’s silver lining is a decreased risk of wildfires later in the year.
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CICOES Welcomes 14 Interns for Summer 2022
CICOES is excited to announce the start of our 2022 undergraduate research internship program. Our 14 students began on Tuesday, June 21, and are working on research projects with scientists at the University of Washington, NOAA’s Alaska Fisheries Science Center, and the U.S.
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CICOES Intern Presents Tsunami Thesis in Hawaii
By Sara Dixon, 2021 CICOES Research Intern
The week after I graduated from Colorado College, I got the chance to present my senior thesis research in Maui, Hawaii!
What to Expect from Seattle-Area Weather After Two Record-Breaking Cool, Wet Months
By Christine Clarridge, Seattle Times
After the coolest April and May in decades, Western Washington is in store for another month of cooler and wetter weather, according to the Climate Prediction Center’s 30-day forecast for June.
What’s in Store for Eastern Washington as Water Becomes More Scarce Throughout the West?
By Colin Tiernan, The Spokane-Review
Even in late May, when T-shirts take over and thermostats hit a balmy 70 degrees, patches of snow cling to the top of Mount Spokane.
Burlyn Birkemeier Receives UW Award of Excellence
UW’s 2022 Awards of Excellence recipients are being recognized for achievements in teaching, mentoring, public service and staff support.
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Drought Expected to Impact Eastern Washington and Much of Pacific Northwest in 2022
By Emry Dinman, Union-Bulletin
Drought is expected to impact much of the Pacific Northwest region this summer, including areas in Eastern Washington, Southern Oregon and Southern Idaho, climatology and water officials said during a media briefing Wednesday.
‘It’s a Good Thing’: Climate Scientists Rejoice at Western Washington’s Chilly, Snowy Spring
The statewide snowpack is at 128% of normal. On April 1, the state was only at 80% of normal.
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An Unprecedented View Inside a Hurricane
To improve future tropical cyclone forecasts, researchers sent a remotely operated saildrone into the extreme winds and towering waves around the eye of a category 4 hurricane.
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‘April Showers Bring May Showers’: Earth Day with WA State Climatologist Nick Bond
By Angela King and Katie Campbell, KUOW
Here in the Pacific Northwest, every day feels like Earth Day.