Toxic chemicals produced from oil emissions and wildfire smoke have been found in muscle and liver samples from Southern Resident killer whales and Bigg's killer whales.
Plants & Animals
Dec 19, 2023
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Even in the precipitation-heavy Pacific Northwest, more frequent heat waves are threatening a key source of water supply.
Earth Sciences
Dec 13, 2023
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North America's 2021 heat wave was Washington's deadliest weather-related disaster, claiming over 100 lives in the evergreen state and many others in neighboring regions. Scientists not only suggest that such heat waves will ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 12, 2023
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to enlist shooters to kill more than 500,000 barred owls over the next 30 years in the Pacific Northwest to preserve habitat for northern spotted owls, a protected species.
Plants & Animals
Dec 6, 2023
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Community members across Utah, the Great Basin, and around Lake Erie and Lake Ontario are invited to join people across the country in contributing winter weather observations. The data is collected by scientists for a project ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 30, 2023
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The North China Plain (NCP) is a region with some of the worst air pollution conditions on a global scale. Air pollution (known as haze) dominated by higher PM2.5 concentration, is well-documented for its adverse impacts ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 21, 2023
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Despite recent rainfall most of Washington still suffers from drought and climatologists say the months ahead aren't likely to offer much relief.
Environment
Oct 23, 2023
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The upcoming United States winter looks likely to be a bit low on snow and extreme cold outbreaks, with federal forecasters predicting the North to get warmer than normal and the South wetter and stormier.
Environment
Oct 19, 2023
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For decades, fish-eating killer whales in the Pacific Northwest have been observed harassing and even killing porpoises without consuming them—a perplexing behavior that has long intrigued scientists.
Plants & Animals
Sep 28, 2023
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In February, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook the Turkey-Syria border, followed by one nearly as large nine hours later. Shallow faults less than 18 miles beneath the surface buckled and ruptured, causing violent focused ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 27, 2023
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