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Wildfires in British Columbia and eastern Washington profoundly impacted local communities this summer. They also notably disrupted the regional music events scene, a major boon to local economies.
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This year’s fire season has been the mildest year for Washington in a decade. But, the season isn’t over yet.
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Drought is expected to impact much of the Pacific Northwest this summer, including areas in eastern Washington, southern Oregon and southern Idaho. There are early indications that the summer will be on the warm side, but experts say the chance of a severe heat wave is unlikely.
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The wet season has returned to Western Washington, with showers and all out rain alternating through early next week, a continuation of the pattern we’ve…
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State and federal agencies are working to build their capacity for the use of prescribed fire to manage forests. That process began Sunday in Cle Elum as…
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The sheer number of forest fires across the western United States has many pointing to climate change as a big reason for their intensity. But another…
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Where there’s heat, there is often fire. The fire risk on both sides of the Cascade Mountains is high in the week ahead, as temperatures will be zooming…
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The long-range forecast for the upcoming wildfire season in the Northwest is out. And even though Oregon and Washington are in the same region,...
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It may still be wet and muddy out there, and snow may even be on the ground in some places, but it’s also the time of year when wildland firefighters...
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Seattle’s above-normal temperatures have been tempered somewhat by a grimy layer of smoke from British Columbia’s wildfires that moved in Tuesday. The…