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Weather & Climate

Climate change goosed hurricane wind strength by 18 mph since 2019, study says

November 20, 2024, 1:33pm Nation & World

Human-caused climate change made Atlantic hurricanes about 18 miles per hour (29 kilometers per hour) stronger in the last six years, a new scientific study found Wednesday. Read story

‘Bomb cyclone’ kills 2 and knocks out power to over half a million homes across the Northwest

November 20, 2024, 9:15am Latest News

A major storm swept across the northwest U.S., battering the region with strong winds and rain, causing widespread power outages and downing trees that killed at least two people. Read story

A bomb cyclone is expected to hit the Northwest this week with urban flooding a distinct possibility (Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP/Files)

‘Bomb cyclone’ threatens Northern California and Pacific Northwest

A bomb cyclone is expected to hit the Northwest this week with urban flooding a distinct possibility (Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP/Files)

November 19, 2024, 9:09am Latest News

Northern California and the Pacific Northwest are bracing for what is expected to be a powerful storm, with heavy rain and winds set to pummel the region and potentially cause power outages and flash floods. Read story

Blizzard warning in effect starting Tuesday afternoon in the Cascades

November 19, 2024, 8:46am Northwest

The National Weather Service is advising that heavy snow and blizzard-like conditions are likely Tuesday and Wednesday in the Washington Cascades, including parts of Interstate 90, U.S. 12 and U.S. 20. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Wet, windy conditions will continue in Clark County

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

November 19, 2024, 6:00am Clark County News

Wet, wet, wet. That sums up our weather forecast for the week as we will endure two moderate to heavy rain events. One will take place tonight and Wednesday and the other Thursday into Friday. It is a complex situation and will be changing by the hour. Read story

Columbia River Basin basalt cliffs in Washington.

Oregon geologist looks to volcanic rock to store carbon dioxide as tool to fight climate change

Columbia River Basin basalt cliffs in Washington.

November 18, 2024, 4:25pm Northwest

Layers of volcanic rock in Eastern Oregon, the Willamette Valley and the Columbia Basin have created fertile soil for farming and ranching, but in the future it could provide fruitful ground for a whole other industry designed to fight climate change. Read story

Autumn leaves collect in a puddle.

Heavy rain is expected all week in Clark County, though flood risks have decreased

Autumn leaves collect in a puddle.

November 18, 2024, 12:58pm Clark County News

Clark County can expect lots of rain in the coming days, although the flood risks predicted earlier have decreased, according to the National Weather Service in Portland. Read story

Activists participate in a demonstration at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Young people push through anger to fight for hope at climate summit

Activists participate in a demonstration at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan.

November 18, 2024, 12:29pm Nation & World

Young people who attend the United Nations climate talks have a lot to be angry about. They’ve lost loved ones and months of school. They’ve lost homes and family farms and connections to their families’ native lands. Read story

A foreign tourist family walks wearing face mask amidst a thick layer of smog as air pollution shoots up in New Delhi, India, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024.

India’s capital chokes as air pollution levels hit 50 times the safe limit

A foreign tourist family walks wearing face mask amidst a thick layer of smog as air pollution shoots up in New Delhi, India, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024.

November 18, 2024, 8:36am Nation & World

Authorities in India’s capital shut schools, halted construction and banned non-essential trucks from entering the city on Monday after air pollution shot up to its worst level this season. Read story

Typhoon Man-yi leaves 7 dead in Philippines and worsens crisis from back-to-back storms

November 18, 2024, 8:34am Nation & World

Typhoon Man-yi left at least seven people dead in a landslide, destroyed houses and displaced large numbers of villagers before blowing away from the northern Philippines, worsening the crisis wreaked by multiple back-to-back storms, officials said Monday. Read story