As Climate Disasters Pile Up, a Radical Proposal Gains Traction
The idea of modifying Earth’s atmosphere to cool the planet, once seen as too risky to seriously consider, is attracting new money and attention.
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La Niña is Looming Large. Here’s What That Means for Winter in the Northwest
By Robert Mittendorf, Bellingham Herald
Western Washington is looking at a cold, wet winter with heavy mountain snow because of a La Niña weather pattern that’s developing thousands of miles away.
Wildfire Smoke Blows Into Seattle Areas; Fires Burn East and West of Mountains
By Joseph O’Sullivan, Lynda V. Mapes, and Elise Takahama, Seattle Times
Fierce winds and dry, hot weather sparked dozens of wildfires throughout the state Monday and Tuesday, filling the Seattle area with smoke, forcing hundreds of families to flee their homes and knocking out power in thousands of others.
Organic Time Capsules
By Deborah Malarek for JISAO Magazine
Corals Communicate Changes In Climate And Ocean Chemistry
Maybe it was her childhood in the Midwest that drew JISAO postdoc Sara Sanchez to study the sea.
Raining Champions: CICOES’ Bond and Bumbaco Among Four PNW Weather Bloggers You Should Read
The WA State Climate Office, led by CICOES Researchers Nick Bond and Karin Bumbaco, is featured in Crosscut’s “4 PNW weather bloggers you should read.”
By Hannah Weinberger
The newsletter: Office of the Washington State Climatologist Report and Outlook
The author: Dr.
Washington State Climatologist Says Farmer’s Almanac Winter Forecast is Way Off
By Angela King and Kim Shepard, KUOW
The Old Farmer’s Almanac has released its winter forecasts, saying Western Washington can expect more rain than normal, with warmer temperatures and less snow.But State Climatologist Nick Bond told KUOW’s Angela King the almanac’s forecasts for our region are about as good as flipping a coin.
Hot, Dry Weather a Factor in Washington Wildfire Season
By Glenn Farley, King 5 News
August and September usually have been the toughest stretch of the fire season in this state.
JISAO Welcomes Ten Remote Interns For Summer 2020
JISAO is excited to announce the start of our 2020 undergraduate internship program. Our ten students “arrived” on Monday, June 22, and are now working on remote research projects with scientists at the University of Washington and NOAA.
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Weekdays Are Dry But Recent Weekends Have Been Wet. Why?
By Abby Acone, KOMO News
More beautiful weather is expected through Friday but rain is forecast to return to western Washington just in time for the weekend, prompting questions about why the end of the week has been so soggy recently.
Summer Is Not Canceled: UW Reinvents Student Research, Internships During COVID-19
By Kim Eckart, UW News
Headed into her final year of law school, Mary Ruffin had planned to spend the summer at a private law firm, where she had secured an internship – a near rite of passage, among law students, to future employment.