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Hitting Home: Latest climate change report underscores impacts for Skagit County

As Skagit County experienced yet another stretch of oppressive heat, smoke and continued drought this past week, news alerts kept coming about massive fires in the U.S., Canada and Greece along with word of a Code Red announced in the latest report from a United Nations group studying climate change. Guillaume Mauger is quoted.  

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Extreme weather events and climate change

Dr. Crystal Raymond, climate adaptation specialist, says that research on the connection between climate change and wildfires has been very accurate and that expectations are that wildfires won’t get better until we can reduce warming. 

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Wildfire forecast: How to stay safe and what to expect this summer in the Pacific Northwest

Is another fiery smokeageddon on the horizon for 2021? And if so, what can you do about it? Climate Adaptation Specialist Dr. Crystal Raymond is quoted.  

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Critters search for shade during Washington’s heat wave, possible harbinger of future climate conditions

This week’s heat wave will have an impact on deer, elk, moose, sage-grouse and other species. Exactly how it will impact those species remains to be seen. CIG Director Dr. Amy Snover is quoted.  

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Seattle Under the Heat Dome

As global temperatures rise, the Pacific Northwest is obliterating heat records. Climate Impacts Group research is referenced.  

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How climate change ‘loads the dice’ for heat waves

This week’s sizzling temperatures may herald a climate reality that scientists thought was still decades in the future. Senior Scientist Dr. Meade Krosby is quoted. This story also ran in CleanTechnica.  

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Bigger and worse wildfires? UW fire experts weigh in

Heading into the 2021 fire season, two big questions loom in everyone’s minds, so we checked in with some fire experts at UW Environment to ask: Are fires getting worse over time? If so, what compounding factors are in place? Dr. Crystal Raymond is quoted.  

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Carbon in Earth’s atmosphere reaches highest mark in modern history, scientists say

Despite a significant drop in people driving and flying early in the pandemic, the amount of carbon in the Earth’s atmosphere is higher before than ever in modern history. Dr. Amy Snover and Deputy Director Dr. Jason Vogel are quoted. 

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I want to fly to Hawaii, but I don’t want to wreck the planet. With carbon offsets, can I do both?

CIG Director Dr. Amy Snover is among six experts in climate change, sustainability and green technology interviewed about carbon offsets.  

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Forest fires impact on water quality

Day two of the National Academies of Sciences discussions focused on how climate change, notably forest fires, could affect the water quality of Lake Coeur d’Alene. Research Scientist Dr. Guillaume Mauger is quoted.  

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