Rain is on Seattle's horizon 'just in the nick of time' We've got a shot this week at ending our current dry spell. We've gone nearly 50 days without any measurable rain, but Meteorologist Maddie Kristell at the National Weather Service of Seattle says there may be some good news ahead. Katie Campbell
Climate Change Is Driving Deadly Weather Disasters From Arizona To Mumbai There's been about two degrees Fahrenheit of warming so far worldwide. That may sound like a small number, but scientists say it's enough to make extreme weather events much more common. Rachel Treisman
The deadliest heat wave: Lessons from the NW's extreme heat It was the deadliest weather disaster in Washington state history and the most extreme heat wave on record worldwide. Local governments weren't ready for it. John Ryan
Climate Scientists Meet As Floods, Fires, Droughts And Heat Waves Batter Countries Hundreds of scientists are meeting to finalize a landmark climate report. It's meant to guide the next decade of international climate policy, but it's unclear if politicians will act on it. Rebecca Hersher
Montana Wildfire Fight Draws Help From Other States Crews from Utah and California are headed to Montana to lend support in the battle against the state's wildfires, even as blazes rage back home. Dustin Jones
Men's Spending Habits Result In More Carbon Emissions Than Women's, A Study Finds Men spend their money on greenhouse gas-emitting goods and services, such as meat and fuel, at a much higher rate than women, Swedish researchers found. Joe Hernandez
2021 heat wave is now the deadliest weather-related event in Washington history The official death toll from Washington state’s record-breaking heat wave jumped by 21 people Monday, as the Washington Department of Health revised its count to 112 people. John Ryan
Washington wildfires already draining resources. 'We can't afford to have any spark out there' Washington firefighters have already responded to more than 900 fires this year. That's according to the state's Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz who says this is just the beginning of what is already proving to be an especially devastating wildfire season. Katie Campbell
'This came from a dream.' How this Navajo family is healing with dance Eugene Tapahe never dreamt the coronavirus pandemic would bring the world to a stop. Nor could he have known when the virus struck that another pandemic a century earlier - and a tradition that grew out of it - would send his family on a 30,000-mile journey to heal. Katie Campbell
Hot NW summer: More high temps and low precipitation ahead Gusting winds, a lack of rain and above-average heat are exacerbating an already dire situation in the northwest. The Washington State Climatologist, and he says the coming months aren't likely to be much better. Katie Campbell
