Washington Under Siege By Fire: 'We Are Understaffed And Underequipped' “Everything is tapped out.” Those were the not-so-reassuring words of Peter Goldmark, Washington state lands commissioner. He spoke Thursday with KUOW’s... Liz Jones
'Unprecedented Cataclysm': Wildfire Kills Three Firefighters In Methow Valley Three Forest Service firefighters killed in a wildfire threatening Twisp were in a vehicle accident before flames overran them, state and federal... Deborah Wang
Northwest Wildfires Photographed From Space From space, the West looks like it’s on fire. In Washington state, brown smoke obscures the Cascades in these photos taken by a NASA satellite. Most of... Anna King
Wildfires Now Attack Damp Land: Preview Ashley Ahearn’s Podcast On NPR This summer, Ashley Ahearn was invited to the other Washington to participate in NPR’s new storytelling lab. She and NPR’s Jeff Brady had two weeks to... KUOW Staff
U.S. Tells Shell It Can Start Arctic Oil Drilling ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The federal government on Monday gave Royal Dutch Shell the final permit it needs to drill for oil in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska's... The Associated Press
Washington Skies Have Been Rumbling More This Summer Jeannie Yandel talks to state climatologist Nick Bond about thunder patterns in Washington state. Jeannie Yandel
Climate Change, Not Arctic Drilling, Drives Obama Trip To Alaska President Barack Obama is coming to Alaska later this month. The White House released a video Thursday morning to explain why he will be the first... John Ryan
El Nino System Could Be Bad For Skiing, Good For 'The Blob' Warm, dry weather will probably continue in the Pacific Northwest -- and may last until at least next spring. New data from the National Oceanic and... Lisa Brooks
There are worms in the blackberries you just picked You know those blackberries you just picked? There are worms in them. Tiny white worms, almost transparent, that will ultimately blossom into fruit flies. Isolde Raftery
We're Short On Water, So Are The Parks Still Green? Kim Malcolm talks with Seattle Parks and Recreation superintendent Jesús Aguirre about how the city is cutting back on water use to help head off a... Kim Malcolm
