Arts & Life Wine lovers, prepare to be crushed Wildfire smoke is choking vineyards, ruining Pacific Northwest wines and threatening the family dreams of local winemakers. Paige Browning Sarah Leibovitz Kristin Leong
Health Hazy skies and heat blanket the Pacific Northwest As smoke from wildfires in British Columbia and Central Washington blanketed the Puget Sound region on Friday, workers at a construction site in Seattle's the University District tried their best to stay cool. Eilís O'Neill
Environment Climate change is changing Seattle summers We're heading towards the second heat wave of the summer, and smoke from West Coast wildfires is finally arriving. Today, we revisit a conversation about how wildfires and climate change are impacting summer, and our relationship with this place. Patricia Murphy Sophie Reid Clare McGrane
Environment For The First Time In Recorded History, Smoke From Wildfires Reaches The North Pole Smoke from forest fires in Siberia also has stretched to Mongolia, Canada and Greenland. The fires are already an unusual occurrence for a region known as one of the coldest places on the planet. Sharon Pruitt-Young
Politics Election excitement, summer smoke, and COVID conundrums, this week Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Stranger editor Chase Burns, Seattle Times senior investigative reporter Patrick Malone, and independent journalist Jane C. Hu. Bill Radke Alec Cowan Sarah Leibovitz
Environment The Dixie Fire Has Destroyed Most Of A Historic Northern California Town The wildfire tore through Greenville, a town dating back to the Gold Rush Era, in the northern Sierra Nevada. The wildfire is currently the largest in California. The Associated Press
Environment New research models possibly devastating consequences of climate change and wildfires for western forests "This is a modeling study looking very far into the future, so there’s uncertainty, but if something like this does occur, that means it could decimate the forest." Paige Browning Andy Hurst
Environment Rain is on Seattle's horizon 'just in the nick of time' We've got a shot this week at ending our current dry spell. We've gone nearly 50 days without any measurable rain, but Meteorologist Maddie Kristell at the National Weather Service of Seattle says there may be some good news ahead. Angela King Katie Campbell
Health The northern border remains closed (for some), Bezos goes to space, and wildfire season is officially here. All that, this week. Bill Radke reviews the week’s news with Seattle Times investigative editor Jonathan Martin, political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter, and Seattle Met deputy editor Allison Williams. Alec Cowan Bill Radke
Environment An emergency drought declaration, the case of the missing texts, and the sky is falling (over the freeway). Discussing what happened, this week. Bill Radke reviews the week’s news with Seattle City Council Insight founder and writer Kevin Schofield, Publicola publisher and editor Erica C Barnett, and author of the Wild West News letter on Substack, Eli Sanders. Bill Radke Alec Cowan Sarah Leibovitz
