Trees, it turns out, are daredevils rather than the fusty old Ents of Tolkien. They’re so invested in growing as big and as fast as possible, that they have little margin of hydraulic error. It doesn’t matter whether they’re scrubby piñon pines in New Mexico or mossed-over giants in the Olympic National Forest. Continue reading Tree Embolisms & the Death of Forests by Climate Change’s Thousand Cuts
Temperatures for Thursday and Friday are forecasted to reach the mid-90s, with temperate Seattle earning an Excessive Heat Warning from the National Weather Service. Saturday will still be in the low 80s (but with a possible thunderstorm), with Sunday dropping back down to the upper 70s, thanks to an invasion of marine air, say the weather diviners at KOMO TV. Continue reading Heat Wave! A City Without A/C Pants in Sweaty Fear
The latest estimate on the size of the Taylor Bridge Wildfire, which started Monday afternoon, is more than 28,000 acres. The fire is about 75 miles east of Seattle; and miles of highways and county roads remain closed (SR97 between SR970 and SR10, and SR10 from Taylor Rd to the SR97 Junction). Continue reading Taylor Bridge Wildfire Has Burned Area Almost the Size of Tacoma
Fueled by high winds, it would burn through 27,000 acres by 5:20 a.m. Tuesday morning, stretching from Cle Elum toward Ellensburg. Kittitas County Emergency Response says more than 60 structures have burned, but no injuries have yet been reported. “450 people were evacuated overnight,” reports the Seattle Times. Continue reading Taylor Bridge Wildfire Burns 27,000 Acres, Still Growing
