Twin waterspouts pop up over Puget Sound
As the strong weather disturbance began to move ashore the Pacific Ocean early Wednesday evening, a very rare occurrence ...
WA wind touches everything, even at the bottom of the ocean
Puget Sound might be sheltered from feeling many strong winds directly, but it’s not immune to their ripple effects. For ...
Meet ‘Ocean Sun’, the nearly 100-year-old Southern Resident Orca crowned oldest in the world
Researchers detail a life full of tragedy and hardship, adding that Ocean Sun should’ve died years ago, but she persevered.
They look like whips and can grow up to a foot a day. Will Tacoma’s bull kelp go legit?
Bull kelp provides food and shelter for salmon, Southern Resident orcas, sunflower stars, pinto abalone, rockfish, harbor ...
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How long could you last in 50-degree water? Puget Sound plungers say it changes lives
The waters of Puget Sound were still Sunday morning as more than 50 people lined the shore of Sunnyside Beach in Steilacoom, shedding their clothing and readying themselves to enter the frigid sea ...
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King tides around Puget Sound mean potentially dangerous high water — and coming spring
King tides, or particularly high tides, occur when the moon’s typical ocean tugs play — sometimes ... records at tide stations throughout Puget Sound. In Seattle, waves were higher than ...
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Canadian documentary ‘Coextinction’ explains why orcas in the Puget Sound are starving — and the dams that need to come down to feed them
UW students and community members gathered in Kane Hall for a screening of the 2021 documentary Coextinction. WashPIRG hosted ...
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School closures: What’s open, closed and delayed?
Several schools have announced they will either delay the start of school after a weekend of intense winter weather, or ...
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La Niña has officially arrived. Here's what that means for western Washington
La Niña is the opposing end of the spectrum from El Nino, an oscillation between cooler and warmer than normal waters in the equatorial Pacific Ocean that normally completes a full transition ...
Seattle area sees first snow of winter; travel delays reported
Seattle saw its first snow of the season this weekend as rounds of winter weather pelted Washington state, part of a multiday ...