March 25: Gov. Inslee's statement on the passage of the climate action bill (SB 5802).
Feb 20: Gov. Inslee: Washington must do something about climate change (The Olympian)
Jan 26: Bark beetle isn't wildfire culprit, scientists say (Seattle Times)
2012
Dec 10: The big un-chill: Climate change damages winter tourism (Seattle Times)
Nov 19: World Bank warns of '4 degree' threshold (Washington Post)
Oct 15: September tied for world's warmest September on record (USA Today)
Sept 19: Arctic sea ice melts to lowest level on record: Faster thaw than expected in scientific models (Reuters)
Aug 28: Arctic sea ice hits record low, scientists say (Washington Post)
July 24: Satellites See Unprecedented Greenland Ice Sheet Surface Melt (NASA)
June 22: California Sea Level Projected to Rise at Higher Rate Than Global Average;
Slower Rate for Oregon, Washington, But Major Earthquake Could Cause Sudden Rise (The National Academies)
June 17: Norfolk tries to hold back tide amid sea-level rise (Washington Post)
June 7: Washington: NASA Discovers Unprecedented Blooms Of Ocean Plant Life (7th Space Interactive)
June 7: U.S. smashes record for hottest spring ever (Seattle Times)
April 10: Water Risk Threatens Businesses, National Security - Forbes cites climate threats; Washington state ranked high for climate response (Forbes)
April 4: Climate change could cost Wash. $10 billion a year; state crafting response (KPLU radio)
April 2: Scientists cite global warming for more heat waves, heavier rainfall (Seattle Times)
March 22: Intelligence Report Warns of Global Water Tensions (New York Times) - Also see a map about Washington's Water Future
March 14: Rising Sea Levels Seen as Threat to Coastal U.S., study says (New York Times)
March 9: Fearing rising sea levels, Pacific nation may move entire population to Fiji (USA TODAY)
February 27: Ocean researchers dive deeper into Puget Sound's acidification (Seattle Times)
February 27: Study: Less Arctic ice means more U.S. snow (USA TODAY)
January 31: NASA: Global warming caused mostly by humans (USA TODAY)
January 25: New USDA climate zone map reflects northward warming trends (USA TODAY)
January 14: Olympic National Park glaciers continue to shrink, most recent study finds (Peninsula Daily News)
2011
December 9: State Energy Strategy offers solutions for economic growth, jobs, climate (Washington Department of Commerce)
November 18: New report says climate change means more frequent drought, floods to come (Washington Post)
November 9: The Marines Go Renewable: U.S. military use of renewable energy in Afghanistan (Outside Magazine)
November 5: Climate change, beetle may doom rugged pine (Seattle Times)
November 3: Biggest jump ever seen in global warming gases (Seattle Times)
October 26: 'King tide' could cause flooding at Shore and area rivers over next few days (Philadelphia Inquirer)
October 12: Climate Science 2009—2010: Major New Discoveries (World Resources Institute)
Global Climate Change - A State of Flux Images showing change from all over the planet (NASA)
Summer 2011:
Climate Change in the United States: Expected Environmental Impacts (Resources Magazine)
August 15:
Extreme Summer Weather - (ABC News Reports Video on extreme weather
across U.S. and globe)
July 19: Electric vehicle charging stations coming to I-5 and US 2 (WA State Department of Transportation)
June 10:
Shell Chief Says World to Face 40 Percent Water-Supply Shortfall -
(Bloomberg)
May 23: Which U.S. states lead in clean energy? - WA ranks #6! (USA Today)
Apr 20: Ecology starts work to update 'clean cars' regulations
Apr 4: Changing climate affecting health (American Medical Association news)
Feb 15: Climate Change Drives Instability, U.N. Official Warns (New York Times)
Jan 12: 2010 wettest and among hottest on record, report says (The Seattle Times)
Dec 25, 2010: Bundle Up, It's Global Warming (New York Times)
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