Spring heatwave prompts emergency shellfish-safety rule Following a four-day wave of record-breaking springtime heat, health officials banned commercial shellfish harvesting anywhere local water temperatures exceed 70 degrees. John Ryan Play AudioListen 1 min
Northwest waters buck global heating trend (for now) Temperatures in the world's oceans surged to new levels in April, nearing an average of 70 degrees Fahrenheit for the first time on record, according to the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute. John Ryan Play AudioListen 2 mins
Tacoma ship fire worse for climate than burning a million gallons of gasoline A major fire at the Port of Tacoma has had global as well as local consequences. John Ryan Play AudioListen 1 min
Pizza-sized predators to get federal protection The world’s fastest sea star could get a little boost from the U.S. government. John Ryan Play AudioListen 1 min
Washington's apex has a national park. Its low point doesn’t have a name Thousands climb Mount Rainier, Washington's highest point, each year. No one, apparently, has ever been to the state’s lowest point. John Ryan Play AudioListen 2 mins
Invasive crab population keeps booming in Washington Trappers have caught nearly a quarter million European green crabs in Washington waters so far in 2022. John Ryan Play AudioListen 1 min
High-end coolers wash up on Alaska beaches after Washington cargo spill Consumer goods from coolers to bike helmets have been washing up on Alaskan beaches, up to 1,200 miles from a cargo spill off the Washington coast. John Ryan Play AudioListen 1 min
Extreme heat wave cooked acres of shellfish, spared others, study finds "A little light bulb went off in my head. I thought, ‘Oh my God, I need to contact my colleagues and find out what they're seeing." John Ryan Play AudioListen 2 mins
Low tides not as low as forecast but do not disappoint Puget Sound beachgoers The tides weren't the lowest in a decade, but they were the lowest since a midnight in early December. John Ryan Play AudioListen 2 mins
Lowest tides in 13 years coming to Puget Sound Puget Sound should see its lowest tides in more than a decade on Wednesday and Thursday. John Ryan Play AudioListen 2 mins
