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Drought improvement continues across Pacific Northwest

16 March 2019 No Comments

With all the snow we’ve received in the Pacific Northwest over the past several weeks, it’s crazy to think that there are still some parts of the region still experiencing drought conditions. Almost all of the drought is centered in the Oregon Cascades and the high deserts south of John Day (with a small amount […]

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We need to close the Pacific Northwest Radar Gaps

21 October 2018 2 Comments

Doppler radar is one of my favorite tools for viewing weather data. Its amazing to me that using radio waves, we can see light rain and snow, tornadoes, and fine details in hurricanes. Not only can we see where these are, but we can also estimate wind speeds, freezing levels, and hail sizes – all […]

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Shrinking glaciers on Mt. Rainier

2 April 2018 2 Comments

Author’s Note: This is the last of a weekly series on geology for a class I am taking this semester at BYU-Idaho. This week’s prompt required students to show the effects of climate change in our local area. Other posts from this assignment can be found under the “Geology 111” category. If I had to pick […]

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Record Warmth for Western Washington

12 March 2018 2 Comments

Meteorological spring began on the first, but Mother Nature is using it to give the West Side their first taste of early-summer. At 4pm at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, the temperature was 73 breaking the old record of 68 which was set in 1998. Seattle isn’t the only one breaking records, though. The last time Seattle […]

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First hand accounts of Mount St. Helens’ 1980 eruption

30 January 2018 1 Comment

Author’s Note: This part of a weekly series on geology for a class I am taking this semester at BYU-Idaho. This week’s prompt required students to interview somebody who had firsthand experience with a volcano. I interviewed my grandparents, who lived in Kennewick, Wash. when Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980. Other posts from this […]

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Earthquakes in the Cascadia Subduction Zone

16 January 2018 2 Comments

Author’s Note: This part of a weekly series on geology for a class I am taking this semester at BYU-Idaho. This week’s prompt required students to find a news article, post it on our blogs and explain how plate tectonics played a role in the situation. Other posts from this assignment can be found under […]