Climate change and snowmelt—turn up the heat, but what about humidity?
It's said on sticky summer days: "It's not the heat, it's the humidity." That holds true in the winter too, and could hold the key to the future of snowpack and water resources in the American West.
View ArticleSatellite keeps an eye on US holiday travel weather
A satellite view of the U.S. on Dec. 22 revealed holiday travelers on both coasts are running into wet weather. A visible image from NOAA's GOES-16 satellite showed systems affecting the Pacific...
View ArticleWorld War I-era maps help track history of kelp forests in Pacific Northwest
In the early 1900s, the U.S. Department of Agriculture recognized a problem. The United States relied heavily on fertilizer to grow crops and support its burgeoning economy, yet a crucial ingredient...
View ArticleFlowing toward cleaner rivers
What does a river researcher look like? The question may conjure images of people leaning over the sides of boats to gather water samples or standing in swirling currents with large nets to catch...
View ArticleSatellite shows storms on both US coasts for Thanksgiving travelers
Satellites are keeping an eye on the U.S. and NOAA's GOES East satellite showed two storm systems for pre-Thanksgiving travelers on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. One system was exiting the northeastern...
View Article2017 hurricanes and aerosols simulation
Tracking the aerosols carried on the winds let scientists see the currents in our atmosphere. This visualization follows sea salt, dust, and smoke from July 31 to November 1, 2017, to reveal how these...
View ArticleAre petite poplars the future of biofuels? Studies say yes
In the quest to produce affordable biofuels, poplar trees are one of the Pacific Northwest's best bets—the trees are abundant, fast-growing, adaptable to many terrains and their wood can be transformed...
View ArticleChanging climate to bring more landslides on logged land, researchers say
Washington State University researchers say landslides on logged forests will be more widespread as the Northwest climate changes.
View ArticleFifty simulations of the 'Really Big One' show how a 9.0 Cascadia earthquake...
One of the worst nightmares for many Pacific Northwest residents is a huge earthquake along the offshore Cascadia Subduction Zone, which would unleash damaging and likely deadly shaking in coastal...
View ArticleFires and snow in the Pacific Northwest
The Suomi NPP satellite's Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument captured a look at multiple fires and smoke burning in the Pacific Northwest on September 28, 2017. Accompanying...
View ArticleWashington state deals blow to plan for coal export terminal
A company that wants to build and operate a large terminal to export coal from the western U.S. to Asia was denied a key permit by Washington state on Tuesday because of environmental concerns.
View ArticleNorthwest forests will get more and bigger wildfires with climate change
As night fell last Monday in the Columbia River Gorge, the Oregon slopes burned as if carpet-bombed from above. Winds acted like bellows in a hearth to supercharge the flames spread by embers flying...
View ArticleImage: Smoke obscures much of the Pacific Northwest
The Suomi NPP satellite's Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument captured a look at the smoke obscuring much of the Pacific Northwest on September 05, 2017. Due to the huge number...
View ArticleImage: Smoke and fires light up Pacific Northwest
Hot, dry conditions in the summertime make wildfires likely to plague the Pacific Northwest and California. This year, however, record-dry conditions, record breaking heat and a spate of lightning...
View ArticleTrump administration urged to avoid salmon protection rules
A group that represents farmers is calling the costs of saving imperiled salmon in the largest river system in the Pacific Northwest unsustainable and is turning to the Trump administration to sidestep...
View ArticleSurveying sea floor animals for offshore renewable energy
There is growing interest in developing offshore wind and wave energy facilities in the Pacific Northwest. But not much is known about the sediment and animal life along the sea floor in the region.
View ArticleDistant earthquakes can cause underwater landslides
New research finds large earthquakes can trigger underwater landslides thousands of miles away, weeks or months after the quake occurs.
View ArticleSteelhead trout population declines linked with poor survival of young fish...
Steelhead trout are entrenched in the economy, ecology, and culture of the Pacific Northwest. Declining numbers of steelhead in the rivers flowing through British Columbia, Washington state, and Oregon...
View ArticleHiding in plain sight: New species of flying squirrel discovered
For hundreds of years, a species of flying squirrel was hiding right under (actually, above) our noses.
View ArticlePacific Northwest forests are at a crossroads, scientists argue in new book
The Pacific Northwest faces two stark choices for managing its forests, scientists suggest in a new book. One choice leads to stagnant or declining rural communities and risks to some native species,...
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