Climate Change

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Environment

RIP Washington’s Hinman Glacier, gone after thousands of years

The largest glacier between the high peaks of Mount Rainier and Glacier Peak has melted away after a long battle with global warming.
John Ryan
Government

Barriers prevent rural communities from accessing climate funds

Federal grants to help communities prepare for the effects of climate change are a major portion of the 2021 infrastructure law, but requirements like a "local match" can be a big barrier to rural jurisdictions accessing those funds.
Libby Denkmann

Hans Anderson

Sarah Leibovitz
Environment

How ancient seeds from the Fertile Crescent could help save us from climate change

Some of the tens of thousands of seeds stored at a facility in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley may hold keys to helping the planet's food supply adapt to climate change. Many seeds were saved from Syria's war.
Ruth Sherlock

Jawad Rizkallah
Science

Extreme weather, fueled by climate change, cost the U.S. $165 billion in 2022.

The U.S. endured 18 separate billion-dollar disasters in 2022, highlighting the growing damages of human-caused climate change.
Nathan Rott
Climate

Climate change makes heat waves, storms and droughts worse, climate report confirms

The connection between weather and climate change has never been clearer. And simultaneous extremes, such as hot and dry weather together, are particularly dangerous.
Rebecca Hersher
Climate

A stubborn La Nina and manmade warming are behind recent wild weather, scientists say

In a world getting used to extreme weather, 2023 is starting out bonkers. Meteorologists are saying it's typical weather weirdness, with a boost from human-caused climate change.
The Associated Press
Environment

Flooding adds to South Park health risks

When the Duwamish River flooded South Park last week, 25 homes were damaged by potentially contaminated water. Local groups are providing assistance to the community which already faced the environmental hazards of living on a Superfund site. Seattle Times reporter Greg Kim brings us up to speed on what residents are dealing with as they assess the damage to their homes.
Patricia Murphy

Jennie Cecil Moore
Health

How our perception of time shapes our approach to climate change

Climate goals can feel distant. But climate change is happening right now. Speed up the benefits for taking action, psychologists say, if you want leaders and others to pay attention and act.
Rebecca Hersher
Health

Turning up the heat on gas appliances: why federal regulations could get tighter

For many Americans, the sound means something delicious is on the way. Roughly a third of U.S. homes have gas stoves. Climate scientists and some public health experts say that’s a problem: Burning natural gas contributes carbon to the atmosphere.
Libby Denkmann

Jason Burrows
Environment

Despite rise in emissions, Gov. Inslee says Washington can still meet carbon pollution goals

Washington state is not meeting its own greenhouse gas reduction goals. But in an interview, Gov. Jay Inslee said he thinks the state can still meet its reduction goals by 2050.
Paige Browning

Dyer Oxley

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