Researcher warns of possible reprise of worst known drought, famine
WSU Vancouver researcher analyzes The Great Drought — the most devastating in the past 800 years — and the Global Famine.
El Nino
Weathercatch: Returning El Niño could mean a milder, less snowy winter
There’s a 70 percent chance of El Nino conditions from December through February, according to the U.S. Climate Prediction Center.
La Nada: ‘Anything goes’ winter in store
By Nic Loyd, WSU meteorologist, and Linda Weiford, WSU News SPOKANE, Wash. – When the calendar flipped over to fall a week ago, we found ourselves bracing against strong breezes, gloomy skies and cooler than normal temperatures. Three days later, the winds stilled, a warm sun emerged and it felt like summer.
El Niño declining; cool sister may take its place
By Nic Loyd, WSU meteorologist, and Linda Weiford, WSU News SPOKANE, Wash. – One of the strongest El Niños on record is waning. Now the big question is whether La Niña is on the way.
Warmest year on record for Washington state
By Linda Weiford, WSU News PULLMAN, Wash. – Last year was “by far” the Evergreen state’s warmest ever recorded, according to meteorologist Nic Loyd of Washington State University.
Holiday greenery harvest adjusts to ‘Godzilla El Nino’
By Sylvia Kantor, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences OLYMPIA, Wash. – Harvest of evergreen boughs for holiday garlands and wreaths got a late start thanks to the warmest October on record. Just what the economic impact is won’t be clear until the holiday season is over.
El Nino bad for Washington drought, good for California
By Linda Weiford, WSU News PULLMAN, Wash. – Despite recent rains, the drought settling over Washington state that spurred the governor to declare an emergency last week is likely to grow worse – driven by a strengthening El Nino weather pattern from the Pacific Ocean.