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Calamity: Timeless lessons from the 1903 Heppner Flood

Posted Fri, Oct 16, 6 a.m.

The author of a new book on Oregon's little-remembered disaster finds some enduring truths while researching the tragedy.

Bigger lessons in the Green River floodplain

Posted Wed, Sep 30, 6 a.m.

By Daniel Jack Chasan

'Flood control is an oxymoron,' one expert says. Maybe, instead of spending so much money trying to control our rivers, we should buy out property owners and let the water run free.

Time to get a new thermostat

Posted Fri, Sep 18, 6 a.m.

By Amy Hatch

Climate change is the new normal in the Northwest. Adapt or broil (and get wet).

Sea rise and climate change: let's do the science

Posted Thu, Sep 10, 6 a.m.

By Todd Myers

The sea is rising, and may go up about a foot in the next 100 years in Puget Sound. That's serious, but much less alarming than the usual figures cited.

Very stormy weather

Posted Wed, Aug 26, 6 a.m.

By Chris Vance

In politics this Fall: wide-open battles for high stakes. For the public: a swine flu scare and possibly extensive flooding in the Green River Valley. For the politicians: defining moments.

Was the moon-walk misbegotten?

Posted Thu, Jul 16, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Forty years ago, we all experienced something we've tried to duplicate ever since: an inspiring global moment that was both scientific and spiritual. But even then, some of us were of two minds about the moon landing.

The ultimate beach boy

Posted Wed, Jun 3, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

A Puget Sound beachcomber and U.W. oceanographer has expanded our understanding of the oceans by studying driftwood and rubber duckies. Here's an unbeatable "beach read" for the summer.

Obama: Good news for Columbia River salmon

Posted Thu, Apr 23, 6 a.m.

By Daniel Jack Chasan

The courts, which have rejected plans for Columbia River dams for decades, finally have a good governmental partner. But plenty of legal snarls remain, along with issues relating to climate change.

Is it finally Spring?

Posted Fri, Apr 17, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Mossback finds it hard to let go of winter, when it's easiest to get in touch with Northwest nature

Cliff Mass, what was that slop outside?

Posted Wed, Apr 15, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

For a variety of reasons, our weather is confusing. Fortunately, if a weather expert doesn't get through to you, here's some Northwest folk wisdom to fall back on.

Seattle's 'niceness' problem

Posted Tue, Mar 3, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

The city has a reputation for being nice, but many agree that's a myth. So, why the cold shoulder to newcomers? Here are a few possible reasons.

Is Seattle's growth unstoppable?

Posted Mon, Feb 23, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Walling off migration is not possible. But there are ways to downsize our ambitions to a Lesser Seattle, which might be good for America and the environment.

Please pass the (road) salt

Posted Wed, Dec 24, 12:01 p.m.

By Lisa Albers

A Seattle transplant sums up the region's snowstorm-response failings.

A gift guide for the greens on your list

Posted Fri, Dec 19, 6 a.m.

By Christian Martin

Here's a set of gift book suggestions culled from the year's worth of new titles on nature and the environment.

Trouble in Tatoosh

Posted Tue, Dec 2, 4:08 p.m.

By Michele Solis

The ocean's acidity around a tiny island off the Washington coast has been changing 10 times faster than expected. The surprising finding might reflect an oceanic hot spot, rather than a broader trend.

How climate change is affecting Mount Rainier

Posted Sun, Nov 9, 11:12 p.m.

By Jonathan Hiskes

Author Bruce Barcott, who wrote a book about the mountain, recounts the visible effects of climate shifts: plants growing higher up, melting glaciers releasing rocks and silt, climbing routes turning from ice to rock.

Other media

Al Gore in Seattle compares global warming deniers to 'birthers' The deniers "are impervious to the facts," he tells columnist Joel Connelly.

SEATTLEPI.COM

More wind and relentless rain for Northwest today Up to 8" of rain have fallen in the southern Olympic Peninsula with wind gusts in the mid-70s on the coast. More of the same is on the way.

KOMO NEWS

Gale is slamming the Washington Coast 70 knot gust in Grays Harbor. More strong wind is building offshore.

CLIFF MASS WEATHER BLOG

Major windstorm will hit Northwest tomorrow...or not Dueling weather models disagree on threatening storm.

CLIFF MASS WEATHER BLOG

George Will: Inconvenient truths about Al Gore's version of global warming The alarmist models are coming under question as the earth begins to cool.

NEWSWEEK

Blog posts

Ode to a wood stove

Posted Thu, Oct 15, 6 a.m.

by Gardiner Davis

It's fall, which means time to turn up the heat. For our writer, who appreciates every step from felling a tree to stacking a cord, there's nothing like heating a home with a fire.

Sports and weather together: Seattle’s Columbus Day storms

Posted Mon, Oct 12, 6 a.m.

by Feliks Banel

On this date five and 47 years ago, massive fronts took the region by force.

Cliff Mass was wrong, thank goodness

Posted Mon, Sep 7, 8:58 a.m.

by Knute Berger

Shifty weather doesn't need to be a barrier to seeking beauty in the mountains.

Climate change comes to our National Parks

Posted Fri, Jun 5, 6 a.m.

by Pete Jackson

The problems (frequent 100-year storms, closed roads, vanishing glaciers) are straining the systems. Some conferences begin to grapple with the immense consequences and trade-offs.