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Climate Whiplash: Wild Swings in Extreme Weather Are on the Rise

鈥淭hese butterfly populations were driven to extinction because of variability鈥 in precipitation, said John McLaughlin, an ecologist at Western Washington University who worked on the study. 鈥淲e should be paying a lot more attention to these kinds of things.鈥

What to do at Western when the snow starts to fall
Western Wins All-IN Challenge; Has Highest Undergrad Voting Rate in the Nation for Large Institutions
Western Launches 鈥楤uilding Washington鈥檚 Future鈥 campaign; Project to Expand Western鈥檚 Capacity in Critical STEM Areas
Western's Stefan Freelan to Present 'The Story of the Salish Sea Map' Nov. 20
Celebrate 草榴社区's First-Generation College Students Nov. 8
Rising Northwest waters bring tough choice: fight or flight

While the treatment plant on the Skagit is standing its ground, that approach won鈥檛 work everywhere.

One river to the south, Katrina Poppe and John Rybczyk sledge-hammered a white, meter-long tube of plastic into the mud.

Rybczyk sported mud boots and shorts;鈥

Learning how endangered orcas hunt could be the key to saving them

But exactly how orcas go about foraging for their dwindling food source has long been a mystery. Without fully appreciating what enables them to hunt effectively, scientists say we may miss opportunities for effective solutions. 

鈥淏y missing the complete picture, we fail to make鈥

草榴社区's Andy Bach to Present 'The Canyon Lake Community Forest' Oct. 24
South Seattle high schoolers to discuss how the outdoors can help their communities Oct. 30 at 草榴社区
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