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  The Northwest is approaching 'peak dryness' much sooner than expected this year

  All the sunny days last month have added up to warmer soils and plants drying out more quickly. The driest part of the year usually hits in mid- or late-summer.

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  California wants to store floodwaters underground. It's harder than it sounds

  Even during epic floods, California is trying to prepare for the next drought by capturing water from this year's epic winter storms.

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  Warm, cold, and warm. The Western Washington weather ahead

  After an unusually cold spring thus far, Western Washington is expected to see high temperatures in the 70s on Friday and Saturday.
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  Calves born during Spring blizzards face an uphill battle

  NW News Network correspondent Anna King joins Soundside host Libby Denkmann to talk about the newest issue troubling NW ranchers - Freezing temperatures well into Spring that kill calves before they're able to get up off the ground.
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  Celebrate Earth Day with these local environmental orgs

  Earth day began in 1970 as part of a public pressure campaign to support policies that became the Clean Air Act, the establishment of the EPA, things like that. Today the environmental movement has come so far -- is Earth Day still necessary? These environmental stewards say yes.
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  The numbers are in: Washington's carbon credit auction raised nearly $300M

  This is the first year Washington has implemented its new cap-and-invest program. The first auction for those credits was held in February. Major polluters in the state cannot surpass a certain pollution amount, unless they buy credits to offset their emissions.

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  Northwest’s hottest summer in 1,000 years revealed by tree rings

  The summer of 2021 was the Northwest’s hottest in at least 1,000 years, according to a new study of very old trees.
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  Winter isn't done with the Pacific Northwest

  January might have been a "dud" in terms of typical La Niña winter weather patterns, but Washington State Climatologist Nick Bond says there's plenty more winter ahead.
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  A guide to 9 global buzzwords for 2023, from 'polycrisis' to 'zero-dose children'

  Are you having a polycrisis? Can the world reduce the number of zero-dose children? Experts shared their views about global buzzwords that will be big this year. Here's the list and the definitions.

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  Another La Niña winter arrives in Seattle and the Puget Sound region

  After starting fall off on an unseasonably dry and warm note, the Seattle area is ushering in the coldest start to December in nearly four decades.

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