Why a WA lawmaker wants to collect data on cow farts and burps
The latest beef in Olympia? Cow burps, farts, and poops. Washington lawmakers are considering a bill that seeks to gather better data on the scale and scope of methane emissions released by dairies ...
agr.wa.gov1d
Celebrating Washington's indispensable wetlands
World Wetlands Day is an opportunity to raise awareness about the vital role wetlands play in sustaining life. Throughout the ...
Washington 8th grade math scores decline despite increased education spending
Math proficiency scores dropped again among Washington state's 8th-grade students, according to the National Assessment of Education Progress.
PBS1d
Despite the U.S. experiencing frigid temperatures, the world warmed to another monthly heat record in January
The European climate service Copernicus says the world warmed to yet another monthly heat record in January, despite an ...
As more people die in Washington from hypothermia, causes extend beyond severe weather
Severe winter weather is on the rise and the deadliest months correlate with those winter storms, but researchers are also ...
As U.S. shivered through polar vortex, one state was unusually warm
It’s been warmer in Alaska than in three dozen other states. If someone asked you, “Where can I go in the United States to ...
WA wind touches everything, even at the bottom of the ocean
Puget Sound might be sheltered from feeling many strong winds directly, but it’s not immune to their ripple effects. For ...
KUOW14d
The U.S. is trying to unravel a hacking plot that targeted climate activists
In Washington, D.C., Democrats urged the Justice Department to investigate whether ExxonMobil misled the public about climate change. And a group of state attorneys general banded together to find ...
Bureau of Meteorology16d
Climate monitoring graphs
Climatologists monitor several indices, some ocean-based and some atmospheric, to provide a quick indication of the state of certain climate variables and climate indicators. To monitor the Pacific ...
Seattle Times16d
What Trump’s climate policy rollbacks may mean for WA
Washington state has been a leader in state-level climate policy. So what does new leadership in D.C. mean for Washington the state? Trump’s administration might be able to slow some of ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation17d
Temperature records broken across WA as thousands lose power in Perth and sinkhole emerges near Kununurra
Temperature records ... would have no further impacts on WA's mainland and would likely be downgraded to a tropical low by Thursday. Further south in the state, a heatwave is putting pressure ...
Tallahassee Democrat18d
Inauguration Day temperatures below freezing, plus wind chill. See forecast
The ceremony was moved inside Friday after the weather in Washington, D.C., today was expected to bring intense cold. Inauguration live updates: Donald Trump to take oath of office ...