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Why this NW weekend is perfect for rainbows

Keep your eyes on the skies today and over the weekend - you might just catch something magical. The region gets more rainbows in the spring than in any other season.

It's Not Just Texas. The Entire Energy Grid Needs An Upgrade For Extreme Weather

The Texas blackout is a reminder that climate-driven extreme weather stresses the U.S.'s power system in many ways. Much is needed to harden the grid for the future as the number of outages increase.

This 90-year-old Seattle woman hiked several snowy miles to get vaccinated against Covid

Fran Goldman, the 90-year-old great-grandmother who walked through nearly a foot of snow on February 14 to get a Covid-19 vaccination, has captured global attention and inspired awe.

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Get out your rulers, the snow has arrived in Seattle

The threat of snow - and the, well, exciting traffic patterns that come with it - may not be on our minds today. But that's likely to change.

Week In Review

Snow in Seattle, vaccine equity and an officer-involved shooting, this week

Bill Radke reviews the week's news with city hall reporter Nathalie Graham of The Stranger, Converge Media founder Omar Salisbury and KUOW reporter Casey Martin.

This week in politics: The political implications of severe weather

The Seattle City Council is discussing additional trims to the Seattle Police Department budget - cuts of perhaps $5.4 million. And snow politics have actually dominated and even determined mayoral contests.

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Avalanche deaths a grim reminder of NW's backcountry danger

Last week, 14 people died in avalanches across the country, making it the deadliest week for avalanches since 1910. Why has this year already been especially deadly?

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Smoky skies return to Seattle Wednesday

State Climatologist Nick Bond expects this round of smoke won't be as severe as what Seattle saw earlier in the month.

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Onshore winds could bring more wildfire smoke back to Seattle area

A shift in the winds over Puget Sound is coming ... but that might not blow away the wildfire smoke lingering over the region. And that’s because of fires far to the south.