Breda: Bugs and Stream Health

Breda: Bugs and Stream Health

Streams in the Seattle area, whose population has exploded in recent decades, are nevertheless showing signs of improving health, Isabella Breda writes for the Seattle Times. Recent research by King County demonstrates that populations of aquatic invertebrates are...
Scigliano: Tree Protection and Development

Scigliano: Tree Protection and Development

Eric Scigliano (@SeattleFlotsam) looks into Seattle’s controversial new tree protection ordinance for InvestigateWest. Scigliano breaks down the rates of tree canopy loss in different areas of Seattle over recent years, analyzes the potential effects of the ordinance,...
Engel: ‘Hot Spot’ of Infection Research

Engel: ‘Hot Spot’ of Infection Research

In her new book, “Hot Spot: How Seattle Became the Place for Infectious Disease Research,” Mary Engel (@Engel140) gives us the backstory for the Emerald City’s influential role in this field of study. Seattle scientists have made a name for themselves in the study of...
Turner: Heat Waves and Climate Adaptation

Turner: Heat Waves and Climate Adaptation

New member Nicholas Turner (@nickturner217) writes for the Seattle Times about how the region’s latest heat wave has forced Washington to confront the impacts of climate change. Rather than being rare events, stretches above 90 degrees are now a part of Seattle’s...
Blow: Climate Change and Mental Health

Blow: Climate Change and Mental Health

Ashi Blow (@ashliblow)  writes for Crosscut about the impacts of climate change on the mental health of people in the Seattle area, as floods become commonplace in South Park, wildfire smoke causes breathing difficulties and forces people inside in late summer, and we...