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GHC among WA colleges sharing $9.3 million to build a climate-ready workforce

The Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) will receive a $9.3 million grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to develop a climate-ready workforce. The UW Climate Impacts Group and the Office of the Washington State Climatologist are partners in this program.  

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| Media Coverage, Washington State Climate Office

WA Welcomes a New State Climatologist

Washington has a new state climatologist. Guillaume Mauger, a research scientist in the UW Climate Impacts Group, succeeds Nick Bond in the role. Mauger is quoted.   

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| Media Coverage

Trees Are Coming To Your Neighborhood. That Might Not Be Enough.

Decades of racist zoning and housing practices cast a long shadow in Seattle, sometimes literally. Wealthy white areas like those surrounding Discovery Park and the Arboretum enjoy ample tree cover and shade, while less-affluent neighborhoods are gray with concrete, trapping heat and extending high summer temperatures into the night. Dr. Jason Vogel, interim director of the Climate Impacts Group, is quoted.  

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| Media Coverage

State Route 20 reopens for the year

State Route 20 opened for the season on April 19. Lower-than-average snowfall in the Cascades contributed to a smooth spring clearing process for the Washington Department of Transportation’s crew in its North Central Region. Dr. Crystal Raymond, climate adaptation specialist at the Climate Impacts Group, is quoted.  

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| Media Coverage, Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center

Grizzlies are returning to WA’s North Cascades – how will that work?

Among the jagged peaks of the North Cascades, lush alpine meadows rich with berries and wildflowers blanket valleys carved by glaciers, some threaded with trickling creeks. But these idyllic landscapes are missing one big thing that had helped sustain them over the millennia: grizzly bears. Dr. Krosby is quoted. 

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| Media Coverage

Tribal leaders host summit to share climate change stories, solutions

About 500 people representing at least 120 tribal nations, environmental organizations, researchers, energy developers and government agencies converged in Muckleshoot for the sixth climate summit hosted by the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians. A UW tool is mentioned and Dr. Krosby is quoted.  

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| Media Coverage

How the drought hit WA’s farms, forests, fisheries and drinking water 

Virtually every aspect of life in Washington suffered during last year’s drought. Groundwater wells ran dry, fields produced fewer crops, trees died in greater numbers, fish faced disease and famine, according to a study from the University of Washington’s Climate Impacts Group and the Office of the Washington State Climatologist. Karin Bumbaco, interim state climatologist, is quoted. The 2023 PNW Water Year Assessment is referenced.  

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| Media Coverage

New report shows how drought impacted WA, helps agencies plan for future 

Researchers released their 2023 “Pacific Northwest Water Year Impacts Assessment” this month, examining how Washington, Oregon and Idaho were impacted by precipitation and temperatures. Karin Bumbaco is quoted. The Climate Impacts Group and the Office of the Washington State Climatologist are mentioned.  

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Biden earmarks half a billion for salmon on upper Green River

An additional $500 million could be on its way to help unlock almost half, or about 100 river and stream miles, of the Green River’s historical salmon spawning and rearing habitat behind Howard Hanson Dam. The UW Climate Impacts Group is mentioned.  

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Wildfire smoke will worsen, new study shows, and protections are few

Climate change is amplifying wildfires, and more smoke means higher risk of heart and lung disease from inhaling tiny particles that can drift far and wide, researchers said. Crystal Raymond, climate adaptation specialist at the UW Climate Impacts Group, is quoted in this article from the New York Times.  

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