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With ShakeAlert installations complete, researchers explore offshore expansion
With ShakeAlert installations complete, researchers explore offshore expansion Lisa Lock Scientific Editor Andrew Zinin Lead Editor The ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system has been rapidly expanding since its launch in 2021. Now, researchers at University of Washington affiliated Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (PNSN) have finished all planned installations, bringing the two-state total to 569 seismic monitoring stations spread across Washington and Oregon. ShakeAlert detects ground...
Seattle: A travel guide to the 2026 World Cup host city
Known as the Emerald City, Seattle will host World Cup games for the first time - including the USA's second group D fixture. Few cities in North America can lay claim to better summer weather than Seattle, neatly nestled in the Pacific Northwest with sunny skies and little humidity after Memorial Day. But the Emerald City, which will host the World Cup for the first time in its history, is a destination city for more reasons beyond its temperate climate.
Salmonberry Transcriptome Reveals Phylogeny and Novel Badnavirus Species
The Rosaceae family comprises thousands of species across over 100 genera, including Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis), a Pacific Northwest native within the diverse Rubus genus. Its berries and leaves are used for food and medicinal purposes, and ecologically it functions as a pioneer species that supports biodiversity and limits erosion. Although many Rubus genomes were sequenced and analyzed, salmonberry remains undercharacterized: despite a recently sequenced genome, no publicly available...
What makes a heat dome? Experts explain
The heat dome phenomenon, which occurred in the Pacific Northwest in 2021, was a rare and extreme weather event characterized by a prolonged period of high temperatures and humidity, resulting in record-breaking heat and significant human impact. The event was caused by a combination of atmospheric conditions, including a high-pressure system and a lack of cloud cover, which trapped heat and moisture in the region, leading to widespread heat-related illnesses and deaths.
How could El Nino reshape tropical storms around the world this year?
How could El Nino reshape tropical storms around the world this year? El Nino tends to reduce hurricanes in the Atlantic while increasing storms in the Pacific Ocean. The Atlantic hurricane season has just begun and runs from Monday to November 30 with storm activity peaking in mid-September.
New maps chart old-growth forests across Alaska and British Columbia
New maps chart old-growth forests across Alaska and British Columbia Lisa Lock Scientific Editor Andrew Zinin Lead Editor Mature and old-growth forests are vital for biodiversity, carbon storage, cultural traditions and economic activity. But in Alaska and British Columbia, these rich resources have not been reliably mapped, leaving much unknown about what land is protected. Now, University of Oregon researchers are leading a comprehensive mapping effort that sheds light on the location,...
Scientists warning as ocean monitoring network decommissioned under Trump cuts
Scientists warning as ocean monitoring network decommissioned under Trump cuts Comes as an El Niño event, known for disrupting weather patterns and intensifying marine heatwaves, is forecast to hit the Pacific coast this summer - Bookmark A crucial component of one of the world's most ambitious ocean monitoring networks is set to be decommissioned this month, as scientists prepare to retrieve a research buoy from the depths of the Pacific off the Oregon coast. This removal, scheduled for 16...
Scientists lose critical climate record as ocean observatory will go dark under Trump funding cuts
Scientists lose critical climate record as ocean observatory will go dark under Trump funding cuts Andrew Zinin Lead Editor A portion of one of the most ambitious ocean monitoring networks ever built will go dark this month when scientists board a research vessel and motor off the Oregon coast to pull a research buoy from deep out of the Pacific. The buoy 80 meters (260 feet) below the water's surface will be removed June 16 from the Ocean Observatories Initiative—a network of more than 900...
Hurricane season begins, with the first below-average forecast in a decade
Hurricane season in the Atlantic kicked off Monday, and, for the first time in more than a decade, forecasters expect it to be relatively slow. The below-average forecast is driven by the expectation that a strong El Niño pattern will develop, which is associated with less hurricane formation in the Atlantic. The opposite is true in the Pacific, however, which should have an active season.
Park ranger’s death being investigated after falling into crevasse on Alaska’s Mt. McKinley
Park ranger’s death being investigated after falling into crevasse on Alaska’s Mt. McKinley Denali, federally designated as Mount McKinley, is the highest mountain peak in North America - Bookmark A seasonal park ranger has died after falling into a crevasse on Mount McKinley, North America's tallest mountain, the National Park Service announced. Robin Pendery, from Enumclaw, Washington, was a mountaineering ranger assigned to Denali National Park and Preserve. She fell on Thursday while on...