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‘Most of our snow is already gone,’ Washington climatologist says; recent heat wave had little impact

The recent spate of hot weather sent many Clark County residents scrambling to find a cool escape. However, the soaring temperatures had little impact on snowpack melt coming from the mountains. Washington State Deputy Climatologist Karin Bumbaco is quoted. 

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Meet the Rare, ‘Beautiful’ Birds That Thrive in Snow and Are at Risk Because of Climate Change

The Mount Rainier white-tailed ptarmigan is specialized to dwell in high alpine environments—that is to say, it thrives in cold weather. But as the planet heats up because of human-caused climate change, these birds are in trouble. Now, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hopes to protect them from that fate by listing them as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act. The federal agency announced its decision this month, citing climate change as the primary reason. Nick Bond, Emeritus State Climatologist, is quoted.  

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Case Study: An Early Drought Declaration Gave Washington Communities Opportunity To Prepare

A drought declaration earlier this spring opened up funding to eligible public entities in Washington to respond to more intense drought conditions before they arrived this summer. Washington State Deputy Climatologist Karin Bumbaco is a co-author.  

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A costly cool: Seattle residents turn to AC during heat wave

With Puget Sound region temperatures in the 90s, box fans aren’t cutting it. Residents are turning to something that was once as un-Seattle as umbrellas and honking in traffic: air conditioning. Jason Vogel, interim director of the UW Climate Impacts Group, is quoted. 

  

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Washington snowpack already mostly melted heading into heat wave.

High temperatures across Washington will contribute to fire danger, elevate temperatures in streams and have an impact on wildlife, but they won’t likely play a major role in melting snowpack because so much of it is already gone by this time of year. Washington State Deputy Climatologist Karin Bumbaco is quoted.  

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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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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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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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