climate change

When it comes to wildfires, the people of Wenatchee remember 2012.The air was so choked with smoke that summer camps were canceled and kids kept inside.…

It’s been a hot, dry summer in Seattle. This July was so warm it almost broke the record — you know, the one set way back in 2015.Year after year of…

In the struggle to shape what life on earth will be like years from now, visionary futurists inspire us with dread and hope at turns. Author Brenda Cooper…

If you're a longtime Seattleite, this may seem like one of the worst weeks ever for air pollution.Air quality experts say ... that's probably true. Puget…

The sky is ash gray; the lake is too.Wenatchee and Chelan, popular summer destinations for middle class Seattleites, look like the end of the world right…

A judge in Seattle has dismissed a lawsuit from a group of children seeking to protect their generation from climate change.The kids' lawsuit said…

The smoky skies over Seattle may be the new summer normal, according to Sim Larkin, a research meteorologist for the U.S. Forest Service.“We’re in a…

Imagine the Pacific Northwest in the future. Seattle is now "Seacouver," a green, high-tech megacity in a weather dome. There's high-speed transportation…

New high-speed passenger planes being designed by Boeing and other manufacturers could connect continents faster than ever before.But these supersonic and…

Supporters of a ballot measure to create a new carbon “fee” in Washington submitted 377,000 signatures to the Secretary of State's office this week, which…