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Environment

WTF is happening to Seattle fall?

Seattle shattered weather records again over the weekend with a high of 88 on Sunday. But even if you enjoy the sun, it’s hard to have fun when the air is full of wildfire smoke and ash. There are now three major wildfires burning on the West side of the Cascades, and they'll likely be with us until the rain returns. The Seattle Weather Blog's Justin Shaw is here to help us wrap our heads around this dramatic combination of smoke and weather.
Patricia Murphy

Clare McGrane
Environment

How will three La Niña seasons affect the PNW?

The state is facing a third year of La Niña-type weather. You likely remember some of the results of La Niña from last year - when the Pacific Northwest saw significant flooding due to all that wet weather. And it’s not just us. This weather pattern impacts the entirety of the Western US, as well as other countries located on the Pacific - like Australia, Indonesia, and East Africa.
Libby Denkmann

Sarah Leibovitz
Environment

What it’s like to evacuate from a forest fire: the view from Index

Shortly before evacuating their home near the mountain town of Index, Washington, Jay Held and his wife, Virginia Held, felt sick to their stomachs.
John Ryan
Arts & Life

Soundside's summer bucket list

Schools are starting up again, Labor Day is this weekend, the sunset is inching closer to 7 pm. We can't deny it: fall is coming. So, in these waning days of Summer, the Soundside team hit the streets to record one activity we were hoping to accomplish before the rain and clouds show up. A "Summer bucket list" item that we can check off our lists.
Libby Denkmann

Hans Anderson
Science

After the endless summer finally ends, another cold winter awaits

Kim Malcolm talks with Karin Bumbaco, Washington's Assistant State Climatologist about why we're in store for another cold winter.
Kim Malcolm

Andy Hurst
Arts & Life

Casual Friday with Lex Vaughn and Tim Durkan

This week we made the city’s favorite pink neon elephant a landmark. Shrinkflation is impacting our favorite snack foods. And don’t look away from your laptop, your boss might be watching. We’re breaking it down this week with the Needling’s Lex Vaughn and Seattle photographer Tim Durkan.
Patricia Murphy

Brandi Fullwood
Environment

Second heat wave of 2022 hits Northwest. A third is in the forecast

Much of the Pacific Northwest is under a heat advisory or heat warning through Thursday night.
John Ryan
Environment

Prolonged heat wave kills at least three in Seattle area, sends hundreds to ER

A six-day heat wave, the longest in Seattle history, has killed at least three people in King County, according to preliminary reports from the King County Medical Examiner’s Office. Another three people have drowned in the county since Thursday.
John Ryan
Environment

'Always get the dog’s name!'

What is Journalism Rule #1, you ask? “Always get the dog’s name” is near the top of the list.
John Ryan
Environment

Hospitals brace for surge as Seattle area feels the heat

Hospitals in Washington state are bracing for a surge in heat victims coming to their emergency rooms. They hope to avoid a repeat of the 2021 heat wave, which killed an estimated 400 people in the state.
John Ryan

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