Environment Washington’s climate woes: First wildfires, then debris flow Dry soil in burn scars can lead to roaring earthen rivers that are more powerful than mudslides. by Kylie Mohr High Country News / November 16, 2023
Environment Already-endangered WA salmon may take a hit from flooding As region's rivers overflowed from historic rainfall, the next generation of the struggling fish may have been swept away, too. by Kylie Mohr High Country News / December 23, 2021
Environment Wildfire smoke disrupts flight of migrating birds The Tule geese's journey from Alaska to central Oregon took twice as long in 2020 due to megafires and smoke. by Kylie Mohr High Country News / November 18, 2021
Culture How Amazon earned Seattle's scorn — and whether it's deserved Site of future Amazon building on Amazon's Seattle campus in South Lake Union. by Drew Atkins / October 29, 2017
Politics O Trump! Have you sent Seattle's tech to Canada? A man looks at the skyline of Vancouver, Canada from Stanley Park at sunset. by Drew Atkins / March 5, 2017
Politics Washington is ‘shockingly’ unprepared for a nuclear attack The Cascadia Rising drill, in which state planners and response agencies attempted to refine response plans for a massive earthquake. by Drew Atkins / April 27, 2017
Tech In/Flux: Seattle spared in Zynga bloodbath. Predatory Ventures. Mercer Island doesn't tweet. Meet In/Flux, Crosscut's (nearly) new weekly round-up of local tech news. by Drew Atkins / June 6, 2013
Tech In/Flux: Kiss Comcast goodbye? MSFT, AAPL play copycat. Personal branding with Bertha. Meet In/Flux, Crosscut's new weekly round-up of local tech news. by Drew Atkins / May 30, 2013
Tech In/Flux: Environmentalists' trigger word? Start-up battle: Seattle vs. SF. Get paid to track yourself. Plus: Seattle's most bizarre protest ever? by Drew Atkins / July 29, 2013