Western Washington braces for cooler temps, mixed precipitation in late January
With fires burning in southern California and no rain in sight for the fire zone, forecasters are keeping a close eye on just how much rain we are getting here
NOAA says La Nina ocean cooling has finally arrived, but it's weak and may cause fewer problems
A long-awaited La Nina has finally appeared, but the periodic cooling of Pacific Ocean waters is weak and unlikely to cause as many weather problems as usual, meteorologists said Thursday.
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NOAA says La Nina ocean cooling has finally arrived, but it’s weak and may cause fewer problems
Its delayed arrival may have been influenced — or masked — by the world’s oceans being much warmer the last few years, said Michelle L’Heureux, head of NOAA’s El Nino team.
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Will spring come early? NOAA releases weather predictions for every state
A La Niña winter just started, but it isn't expected to last long. National forecasters are already looking ahead to the spring season.
Will spring come early? NOAA releases weather predictions for New York
A La Niña winter just started, but it isn't expected to last long. National forecasters are already looking ahead to the spring season.
What temperature does it need to be before Indianapolis schools cancel school for the day?
Indiana is set to experience some of the season's coldest weather since the start of winter. How schools decide when to delay or cancel classes.
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What Trump's administration could mean for Oregon's forests
Oregon’s timber industry worked for decades to clear-cut and replant forests, turning vast swaths of the state into tree plantations and wood into a crop. Conservationists protested disappearing old-growth forests and found leverage in the Endangered Species Act.
Daughter of one of the oldest Israeli hostages hopes for answers in ceasefire deal
Sharone Lifschitz is well aware that the odds are against her 84-year-old father. As one of the oldest hostages taken by Hamas, Oded Lifshitz would be among the first to be released
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No, this isn’t the first time a presidential inauguration has been held indoors due to weather
Presidential inaugurations have been moved indoors several times due to bitter cold. It happened most recently in 1985 as Reagan began his second term.
Mother orca still pushing body of dead calf off Vancouver Island, 10 days after death
A mother killer whale whose calf died more than two weeks ago has recently been spotted still carrying the newborn's carcass in waters off Victoria.
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It’s always sunnier in Victoria: Why life in B.C.’s capital is brighter
Victoria receives an average of 837 mm of rain annually, compared with 1,238 mm in Sooke and 1,593 mm in Vancouver
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Sub-freezing temperatures, sunshine forecast for Trump inauguration
( The Hill) — Sub-freezing temperatures and sunshine are forecast for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration Monday. The bitter cold follows a period of wintry weather in the Washington area that featured a few inches of snow, freezing temperatures and blustery winds.