History – Page 2 – Ingalls Weather

Cascades, Geology, Geology 111, History, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Ocean, Portland, Reno, Research, San Francisco, Seattle, Tri-Cities, Washington

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 […]

Cold, History, Nevada, Space

SLIDESHOW – Trip to see the meteor shower

14 December 2017 1 Comment

With all this talk of “the best meteor shower of 2017,” Alisha and I decided to go on an adventure to take advantage of the majorly clear skies and lack of rain in northern Nevada. Knowing that the lights of Fernley, Fallon, and Reno would drown out the night sky, we made the trek north to […]

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Columbia Basin Snow Report

5 November 2017 2 Comments

Winter is making an early appearance today in the Tri-Cities, as several places woke up to a dusting of snow. Winter Weather Advisories are in place for the Blue Mountains as well as in Yakima. The Tri-Cities will likely see off and on rain and snow showers as this system continues to move through the […]

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How Hurricanes Get their Names

29 October 2017 No Comments

This hurricane season has proven to be an intense one, with several major hurricanes causing destruction across the Southeast and the Caribbean. The remnants of one hurricane, Ophelia, even caused damage in several western European countries. With names like Ophelia and Philippe, one might wonder how hurricanes get their names to begin with. The short […]