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  'April showers bring May showers': Earth Day with WA state Climatologist Nick Bond

  Here in the Pacific Northwest, every day feels like is Earth Day.
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  Why 2021 was a whale of a year for orca sightings

  Last year was a banner year for whale watching in Washington state. That is as long as you weren't looking for the region's resident endangered orcas.
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  When extreme rainfall goes up, economic growth goes down, new research finds

  Concentrated bursts of rainfall could mean flooding or disrupted supply chains, with the negative economic effects especially apparent in wealthier, industrialized countries, a German study has found.

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  Climate change in the Northwest: What we learned in 2021 and a sociological solution

  Record-setting heat, prolonged drought, severe flooding and, in these finals days of the year, sub-freezing cold and snow — 2021 will go down in the climatological history books. What lessons did we learn?
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  This flooded NW Washington town is still 'being put back together' as risk of winter storms grows

  The threat of severe weather looms over a small northwest Washington community that is still recovering from November floods.
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  Prize-winning photos capture the grit and suffering of flood survivors in South Sudan

  The photo series Unyielding Floods recently won its fifth award this year. It captures the strength and hardship of those affected by flooding of biblical proportions in South Sudan.

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  This small Washington town is under water - again

  Residents of a small Washington border town say the Nooksack River unleashed a flood unlike any they’ve ever seen before this week. It represents what climate scientists say will be the norm for years to come.
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  La Niña winter in NW is 'good news for sports enthusiasts' and, you know, the environment

  Washington State Climatologist Nick Bond says extra rain this month could bring the mountains some early snow. That's good news for skiers and, more importantly, "forest health, our fresh-water ecosystems, salmon, you know the whole [environment] thing"
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  The Nobel Prize in physics honors work on climate change and complex systems

  The Nobel Prize in physics was awarded for work on disorder, fluctuations and the ability to predict a changing climate.

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  More renewable energy, less energy efficiency in new power plan

  People don’t usually think much about where their power comes from, as long as the power is available when they need it. Power officials say environmental considerations have them seeking input on a new regional power plan.

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