By Will Ferguson, College of Arts & Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – Climate change may be responsible for the abrupt collapse of civilization on the fringes of the Tibetan Plateau around 2000 B.C.
PULLMAN, Wash. – The Panama Isthmus is so strategic that more than 100 years ago global powers France and the United States took on the monumental task of constructing the Panama Canal. They sought to shorten transit times between Asia, Europe and the Americas by re-joining the Pacific and Caribbean seas. If you want to […]
PROSSER, Wash. – A historic streak of above normal temperatures continued in Washington in March – the fifth record warm month of the last nine months.
By Seth Truscott, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences PROSSER, Wash. – The last time Prosser experienced a month as warm as February 2015, relative to normal, some people were still using typewriters and cordless telephones.
By Seth Truscott, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences PROSSER, Wash. – The calendar still says winter, but grain and fruit crops in Washington may already think it’s spring.
EVERETT, Wash. – Hands-on workshops about establishment and seasonal management of vineyards in western Washington will be offered in spring, summer and fall in and near Bow, Wash., by Washington State University Snohomish County Extension.
PROSSER, Wash. – Despite the broad spectrum of weather observed last year, Washington’s overall 2014 climate can be summarized in one word: warm.
By Linda Weiford, WSU News PULLMAN, Wash. – The mysterious “milky rain” that hit parts of the Pacific Northwest last Friday was the result of a rarely seen weather phenomenon that began near an ancient saline lake nearly 500 miles away, according to Washington State University meteorologist Nic Loyd.
By Seth Truscott, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – Researchers know that adding natural buffers to the farm landscape can stop soil from vanishing. Now a scientist at Washington State University has found that more buffers are better, both for pleasing the eye and slowing erosion.
By Sylvia Kantor, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences PUYALLUP, Wash. – The Washington Stormwater Center will hire a full-time director, thanks to funding from The Boeing Company, The Bullitt Foundation and The Russell Family Foundation.