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| CIG Science, Media Coverage

‘Labor of love’ motivates scrappy nordic ski club in North Cascades 

Salmon Ridge Sno-Park is the main trailhead to access some 14 miles of forest roads maintained by the Nooksack Nordic Ski Club for groomed skiing, plus many more miles of ungroomed backcountry trails. Founded in 1992 by a group of Whatcom County cross-country enthusiasts, the volunteer club has cultivated a small but mighty nordic community in an unforgiving setting that receives snow and rain in seemingly equal measure. A UW Climate Impacts Group report is mentioned.  

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In tiny Silvana, flooding is a way of life. This time the river reached a record high

The Stillaguamish River on Norman Road in Snohomish County set a record and crested at 21.34 feet on Wednesday. Homes and businesses were inundated, water spilled into farm fields, and for several hours Silvana was reachable only by boat. A UW Climate Impacts Group report is mentioned in this Seattle Times article.  

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| Media Coverage, Washington State Climate Office

WA snowpack starts off strong, but El Niño warming looms

Much of Washington is accumulating snowpack faster than normal so far this fall, a small victory for a state plagued by drought all summer. The trend isn’t expected to continue, climatologists say. Early snowpack data is limited and winter doesn’t officially begin for yet another month. Karin Bumbaco, Washington deputy state climatologist, and Guillaume Mauger, a research scientist at the UW Climate Impacts Group, are quoted in this article from the Seattle Times.  

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The climate crisis is pushing Washington’s prisons to the brink

Many of Washington’s 12 prisons have been pushed to the brink by public health crises and years of neglected maintenance. Climate change could send them over the edge. Meade Krosby, research scientist in the UW Climate Impacts Group, is quoted, and a UW Climate Impacts Group report is mentioned in this article by High County News.  

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The increasing risk of flooding: What solutions are Washingtonians considering to manage flooding as the climate changes? – Part One

As the climate changes, the risk of flooding is increasing in some watersheds. That means how Washingtonians approach floodplain management is changing, too. Guillaume Mauger, a research scientist at the UW Climate Impacts Group, is interviewed for Northwest Public Broadcasting.  

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| CIG Science, Media Coverage

Beat the heat: how do we do it?

New recommendations for preventing heat-related illness during extreme summer weather have been drawn up in a collaborative report from the University of Washington Center for Health and the Global Environment (CHanGE) and the Climate Impacts Group (CIG). 

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| CIG Science, Media Coverage

NW drinking water concerns could get worse as the climate changes 

Thunderstorms high in the Cascades recently stirred up a lot of dirt in a central Washington river, causing problems for people on its banks. All the dirt in the Naches River was too much for the City of Yakima’s water treatment plant to handle. Desert cities and towns could see situations like this happen more often as the climate continues to change. Climate Impacts Group research is referenced.  

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| CIG Science, Media Coverage

Lessons learned from the Pacific Northwest’s 2021 Heat Dome

Two years after the deadliest weather-related disaster in Washington state history, public officials are taking stock. A new report from two groups of researchers at the University of Washington looks back at that event and provides strategies to prevent heat deaths and suffering in the future. Dr. Jason Vogel is quoted.  

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| CIG Science, Media Coverage

Opinion: How we can better protect all residents during WA’s next heat wave

Drs. Jason Vogel and Jeremy Hess write about the recent report, “In the Hot Seat: Saving Lives from Extreme Heat in Washington State,” for the Seattle Times. “We clearly need to prepare for extreme heat going forward. If we do not take the lessons of 2021 to heart, the consequences will be predictable and devastating. We have been warned.”  

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| CIG Science, Media Coverage

Saving lives in heat waves

Two years after the deadly Pacific Northwest heat dome, new research findings from the UW, Gonzaga, the state department of health and the state climatologist’s office offers ways to prevent loss of life in future excessive heat waves. 

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