Seattle
Landslides more prevalent in Pacific Northwest as climate change indicates rain increase
This year has seen many more landslides in the Pacific Northwest than is typical — in fact this recent winter was among the worst for mudslides in and around the Puget Sound region. Experts say this could be more common as climate change leads to more rain, especially in the Pacific Northwest.
Foraged lunch: harvesting urban food crops as a hedge against food insecurity
Efforts to make better use of food resources growing within the city are taking root in Seattle. It’s part of a movement to bring urban foraging from the margins to the mainstream as a hedge against food insecurity and climate change.
The State of the Union in Seattle, Detroit, and Phoenix
We continue now with our on-the-ground look at the state of something other than the union President Obama will talk about tonight in his State of the Union Speech. We do know the president will announce that by next January half of the troops in Afghanistan will be home, so what is the state of […]