One Office, Two Scientists, 100 Degrees
When temperatures rise, people turn to the Office of the Washington State Climatologist for answers.
By Haley Staudmyer for CICOES Magazine
When a heat wave in late June brought three consecutive days with temperatures exceeding 100°F, Washingtonians were in trouble.
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Killer Whales Lingering In Increasingly Ice-Free Arctic Ocean
By UW News Staff
Killer whales are intelligent, adaptive predators, often teaming up to take down larger whales as prey.
Weather Whiplash: After Record-Breaking Summer Heat, Seattle Drowns in Historic Rains
Almost 19 inches of rain have fallen on the city this autumn.
By Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill
Seattle has experienced tumultuous weather this year and after a summer of record-breaking heat, a deluge of rainfall has given the city it’s wettest fall since the 1940s.
Melting Arctic Is a Bonanza for the Ocean’s Natural Born Killers
By Corinne Purtill, The New York Times
Audio recordings in Arctic seas show orcas in waters that were once blocked by ice, and the effects are being felt up and down the food chain.
How Wet Is It? Historically Wet. A Glimpse Into The Future of PNW Weather Trends
By Kim Malcolm and Andy Hurst, KUOW
Tolerating the rain is a rite of passage in the Puget Sound region, but these last few months have been soaking wet.
Satellite Tags on Whales to Give Reason for Their Decline
By Sheree Bega, Mail and Guardian
Satellite transmitters have been attached to four adult female southern right whales to track their migration and to understand how climate change is affecting their routes and feeding patterns.
How Dungeness Crabs’ Complex Lifecycle Will Be Affected by Climate Change
By Hannah Hickey, UW News
New research on the Pacific Northwest portion of the Dungeness crab fishery, which spans the West Coast of the U.S.
OSU Marine Studies Building Wins Excellence in Structural Engineering Award
The OSU Marine Studies Building project has just won the Grand Prize of top project in this year’s Structural Engineers of Oregon (SEAO) Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards program in the category of projects over 40 million.
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Leveraging Space Technologies to Investigate the Decline of the Southern Right Whales
By Mustapha Iderawumi, Space in Africa
Researchers from the Mammal Research Institute (MRI) Whale Unit have deployed satellite transmitters on four adult female southern right whales to monitor their migration and feeding pattern effectively.
Impacts of Another Potential La Niña Winter Already Being Felt In Western Washington
By Glenn Farley, King 5 News
This would be the second La Niña in a row, which could make for a colder, wetter fall and better snowpack in the winter.