EVERETT — Anna Kagley was working at a federal lab in Seattle in 1989 when the Exxon Valdez tanker spilled some 11 million ...

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Have you ever wondered what it feels like to stand under a sky that suddenly turns into a river? For millions living along ...

A sweeping Biden-era initiative to restore Columbia Basin salmon runs, boost tribal energy development and provide a pathway ...

NOAA adjusted bluefin tuna retention limits for recreational and charter boats. Sea bass fishing remains strong, with catches ...

The collaborative effort aims to slow water flow, restore salmon habitat, and heal the land using downed trees and storm debris.

Antarctica could see a doubling of extreme weather events—such as atmospheric rivers—by 2100, with implications for future sea level rise.

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim ...

Atmospheric river impacts. Credit: Nature Reviews Earth & Environment (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s43017-024-00638-7 A study co-led by Irina Gorodetskaya, a researcher at the Interdisciplinary ...

Melting snow from California's Sierra Nevada is filling reservoirs. But dry conditions have shrunk the flow of the Colorado River, straining a vital supply for Southern California.

Article Content. This story appears in the spring 2025 issue of UC San Diego Magazine as “Taking Flight.” Jeri Wilcox, MAS ’23, a research data analyst at the Center for Western Weather and Water ...

Alaska slammed by atmospheric river as summer cruise season revs up The worst of the rainfall drenched Ketchikan from Tuesday into Wednesday, where nearly 7 inches of rain fell in less than 36 hours.