Nation Nov 17 Heavy rains flood and isolate parts of U.S. Pacific Northwest, Canada By John Yang, Harry Zahn
Nation Aug 12 Northwest sizzles as heat wave hits many parts of U.S. People have headed to cooling centers as the Pacific Northwest began sweltering under another major, multiday heat wave. By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press
Nation Aug 11 Pacific Northwest braces for another multiday heat wave People in the Pacific Northwest braced for another major, multiday heat wave starting Wednesday, just over a month after record-shattering hot weather killed hundreds of the region's most vulnerable people. By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press
Nation Jul 01 Hundreds believed dead in Pacific Northwest heat wave despite efforts to help As forecasters warned of record-breaking temperatures in the Pacific Northwest and western Canada, officials set up cooling centers, distributed water to the homeless and took other steps. Still, hundreds of people likely died. By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press
Nation Jun 30 Over 100 deaths may be tied to historic Northwest heat wave Health officials say more than 60 deaths in Oregon have been linked to the historic heat wave in the Pacific Northwest as dozens of others in Canada, Washington state and elsewhere are investigated for ties to the hot weather. By Jim Morris, Andrew Selsky, Associated Press
Jun 26 Pacific Northwest swelters in historic heat wave By Sara Cline, Associated Press The heat was expected to break all-time records in cities and towns from eastern Washington state to Portland to southern Oregon, with temperatures in many areas expected to top out up to 30 degrees above normal. It’s a dangerous forecast… Continue reading
Sep 14 Watch 7:10 How climate change ‘exacerbates’ wildfires in the American West As large parts of California and the Pacific Northwest are beset by wildfires, the issue of climate change has taken on prominence in the national political conversation. Scientists increasingly point to rising temperatures and extreme dryness as exacerbating wildfires, but… Continue watching
Sep 09 ‘Unprecedented’ Pacific Northwest fires burn hundreds of homes By Gillian Flaccus, Sara Cline, Associated Press Firefighters in the Pacific Northwest are scrambling to keep up with multiple catastrophic fires in the region that have forced people to flee their homes and trapped firefighters and civilians. Continue reading
Oct 06 Oregon to transform lakes into batteries to charge electricity grid By Jes Burns, OPB/EarthFix A project in Oregon’s Klamath County is aiming to complement renewable energy development in the Northwest by creating a giant water battery. Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch 9:26 How the Pacific Northwest is preparing for a catastrophic tsunami By PBS NewsHour It’s when, not if, the Pacific Northwest is due for a major seismic disaster; scientists say there’s a 37 percent chance one could strike in the next 50 years. FEMA estimates such an earthquake and resulting tsunami could kill thousands… Continue watching