One reason is that global temperatures were off-the-charts hot in 2023, with an average 1.45 °C of warming above the ...

2024 was the year of the northern lights. It wasn’t just one night, but multiple events throughout the year lit up the night ...

The summer of 2024 brought record-breaking heat to western Washington, with temperatures soaring into the low 90s and beyond.

The most popular breeds of Christmas trees are the Fraser fir, Douglas fir and Noble fir. Now, Chastagner is experimenting ...

Here in the Pacific Northwest ... “Nationally, and here in the Northwest, heat is the biggest threat to life,” says Cook, in terms of severe weather. “That’s surprising to a lot of ...

A mix of extreme heat and lightning sparked increased wildfire activity and devastated Jasper National Park on July 22. A ...

Extreme weather events cost Americans hundreds of billions of dollars this year - Climate change is making extreme weather ...

As a partner in the Department of Energy’s Stor4Build Consortium, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is co-leading research with ...

Improved forecasting of AR-driven heat events could help communities prepare for these risks. The study found several significant regional impacts for the U.S. In the Pacific Northwest ...

Heat waves and cold snaps can cause spikes ... Extreme weather can also impact some energy sources, namely wind power. The Pacific Northwest has worked to incorporate both wind and solar power ...

Overnight, strong winds swept through northwest Oregon and southwest Washington, leading to widespread power outages. The National Weather Service issued a High Wind Warning along ...

One after another, a series of storms will slam into Northern California and the Pacific Northwest over the next ... These patterns release large amounts of heat, causing the properties of the ...