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This Aug. 16, 2010, image provided by NASA Earth Observatory shows a piece of the Petermann Glacier that cracked in Greenland. A study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Monday, May 8, 2023, found that tides and climate change are rapidly melting ice in the grounding line zone of the Petermann Glacier. That's the point where glaciers go from being on land to floating on water.

Warming-stoked tides eating huge holes in Greenland glacier

This Aug. 16, 2010, image provided by NASA Earth Observatory shows a piece of the Petermann Glacier that cracked in Greenland. A study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Monday, May 8, 2023, found that tides and climate change are rapidly melting ice in the grounding line zone of the Petermann Glacier. That's the point where glaciers go from being on land to floating on water.

May 8, 2023, 1:53pm Latest News

Daily tides stoked with increasingly warmer water ate a hole taller than the Washington Monument at the bottom of one of Greenland’s major glaciers in the last couple years, accelerating the retreat of a crucial part of the glacier, a new study found. Read story

Deaths from Congo floods approach 400 as search continues

May 8, 2023, 11:55am Nation & World

The death toll from floods in eastern Congo has almost doubled, reaching close to 400 people as of Sunday, according to a local official. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Warmup is coming, and Mother’s Day looks good

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

May 7, 2023, 6:00am Clark County News

After looking at all the forecast charts and maps Saturday afternoon, I sat back in my chair, looked out the window with rays of sunshine coming through and chuckled to myself. Well, maybe it was audible, as my little Yorkshire terrier raised her head from her nap and stared at… Read story

The sidewalk is covered in fallen blossoms from the Shirofugen cherry trees at Clark College in Vancouver.

Boom! Clark County awakens to rare morning thunderstorms

The sidewalk is covered in fallen blossoms from the Shirofugen cherry trees at Clark College in Vancouver.

May 4, 2023, 10:50am Clark County News

That was loud awakening. And, no, the jolt didn’t originate from a garbage bin tumbling outside or from a plane flying overhead. Rather, the booms originated from thunderstorms that the National Weather Service reported around 5:45 a.m. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Lots of clouds, cooler temperatures for next week or so

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

May 4, 2023, 6:01am Clark County News

The first day of May got off to a lackluster start with the clouds hanging in and our high temperature not even reaching 60 degrees. The next day was better with afternoon temperatures in the upper 60s and finally, Wednesday we passed with honors with temperatures in the mid-70s. Did… Read story

Weather Eye: Thunderstorms and showers possible throughout week

May 2, 2023, 6:03am Clark County News

Oh, that pesky low spinning off our coast. Surges of clouds and moisture are streaming northward over the entire states of Oregon and Washington with scattered thunderstorms possible over the Cascades the next few days. With a southerly flow I would expect our afternoon highs today and Wednesday will be… Read story

Tornadoes in Virginia and Florida, flooding in other states

May 1, 2023, 12:49pm Nation & World

Officials in Virginia, Maine, and Florida are assessing damage Monday from major storms over the weekend, including some that caused power outages and wrecked homes. Read story

Cabins stand in high floodwaters on Bergman Island near McGregor, Iowa, Sunday, April 30, 2023. Community members worry that the high water could delay the start of the summer tourist season.

Rising Mississippi River tests Iowa, Illinois flood barriers

Cabins stand in high floodwaters on Bergman Island near McGregor, Iowa, Sunday, April 30, 2023. Community members worry that the high water could delay the start of the summer tourist season.

May 1, 2023, 10:38am Nation & World

The rising Mississippi River tested flood defenses in southeast Iowa and northwest Illinois as it neared forecast crests in the area Monday, driven by a spring surge of water from melting snow. Read story

Weather Eye: This week, we’ll return to seasonal temperatures

April 30, 2023, 6:03am Clark County News

Well, what can I say? Earlier, we were struggling to make it in the 50s. Then we speculated about getting up to normal in the mid-60s. Then we wondered if we could manage a 70-degree high temperature. And now we are in the 80s. Reminds me of being in the… Read story

Morning sunlight cuts through haze and shines on the Colorado River as it runs through Grand Canyon National Park on April 16, 2023, in Arizona. The flight for aerial photography was provided by LightHawk.

Colorado’s big snowpack powers massive ‘pulse’ of water being shot through Grand Canyon

Morning sunlight cuts through haze and shines on the Colorado River as it runs through Grand Canyon National Park on April 16, 2023, in Arizona. The flight for aerial photography was provided by LightHawk.

April 30, 2023, 6:02am Nation & World

A huge amount of the water that flows down from Colorado’s snowy mountains into the West’s depleted Lake Powell reservoir is rocketing out of pipes this week to power a massive, simulated flood through the Grand Canyon — the first one in five years to try to revitalize canyon ecosystems… Read story