Environment Multiyear canoe journey highlights the value of Indigenous knowhow to fight climate change A replica of an ancient Polynesian canoe, called Hōkūleʻa, will be at Seattle’s Pier 62 for the next few days. It’s one stop of many on it’s multi-year journey around the Pacific Ocean. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Environment Ocean heat wave comes to Pacific Northwest shores An ocean heat wave has come ashore in the Pacific Northwest. John Ryan
'Things are looking really good' for captured orca's return to Salish Sea The lead veterinarian overseeing the orca known as Tokitae said she's in good clinical condition for her pending relocation from Miami to her native Washington waters. KUOW Staff
Environment The Titanic tourist sub was built by a Seattle man's Everett-based company The vessel's captain is Stockton Rush, CEO of OceanGate and a Seattle resident who lives in Madison Valley. Isolde Raftery Kate Walters
Environment Signs of recovery after world’s worst underwater pandemic Ochre star populations along parts of the West Coast are bouncing back from the Pisaster disaster. John Ryan
Environment Year's lowest tides coming to Puget Sound The lowest tides of the year are coming to Puget Sound starting this weekend. John Ryan
Environment Spring heatwave prompts emergency shellfish-safety rule Following a four-day wave of record-breaking springtime heat, health officials banned commercial shellfish harvesting anywhere local water temperatures exceed 70 degrees. John Ryan
Environment Northwest waters buck global heating trend (for now) Temperatures in the world's oceans surged to new levels in April, nearing an average of 70 degrees Fahrenheit for the first time on record, according to the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute. John Ryan
Environment Tacoma ship fire worse for climate than burning a million gallons of gasoline A major fire at the Port of Tacoma has had global as well as local consequences. John Ryan
Environment Pizza-sized predators to get federal protection The world’s fastest sea star could get a little boost from the U.S. government. John Ryan
