Masthash

#PacificNorthwest

DoomsdaysCW
1 day ago

"Precipitation enhancement in these areas [#PacificNorthwest, #NorthAtlantic coast of #Europe] can reach as high as 200–300%" !!!

[Open Access article] #ExtremeAtmosphericRivers in a warming #climate

By Shuyu Wang, Xiaohui Ma, Shenghui Zhou, Lixin Wu, Hong Wang, Zhili Tang, Guangzhi Xu, Zhao Jing, Zhaohui Chen & Bolan Gan
Published: 03 June 2023
Nature Communications

"Global response of landfalling extreme ARs to #anthropogenic warming

"ARs can induce extreme precipitation when making landfall, especially in high topography areas. Figure 4 shows the landfalling EAR response to global warming in the North Pacific (NP), North Atlantic (NA), and South Pacific (SP) in HR CESM (the number of EARs landfalling along the east coast of the South Atlantic is small and is not shown here). Consistent with the overall EAR changes, future landfalling EARs are also significantly enhanced with an even stronger amplification (Fig. 4a–f). Compared to HR-HIS, the accumulated IVT and precipitation associated with landfalling EARs in HR-RCP are generally increased by a factor of two in 2050–2100 (Fig. 4a–i). Also, it is evident that the landfalling EARs induced precipitation relies heavily on topographical lifting, and the precipitation enhancement in these areas can reach as high as 200–300% (Fig. 4g–i). The results suggest a higher amplification rate of landfalling EARs (~threefolds) than global EARs (~twofolds) in a future warming climate and it is these landfalling EARs that will cause severe hydrological hazards and directly impact the coastal regions."

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-38980-x

#Weather #Climate #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #AtmosphericRiver #ExtremeWeather #ExtremeAtmosphericRivers

Airplanista 🇺🇦
1 day ago

There is a line of three "atmospheric rivers headed to the #PacificNorthwest and #Eugene #Oregon, and the #PNW - first one has started and there are moments of very heavy precip today in south Willamette Valley.

Forecast is for another one to arrive Sunday into Monday, and a third Monday into Weds.

If you want to deep dive into the forecast, best source is the Portlandia #NWS Area Forecast Discussion:

https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=PQR&issuedby=PQR&product=AFD&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1

Red dot is me, kind of a bullseye.

#ORWX

DoomsdaysCW
1 day ago

#AtmosphericRiver to unleash month’s worth of #rain in #PacificNorthwest

A stretch of stormy weather is underway across the Northwest that could trigger #avalanches, widespread travel disruptions and #flooding #rainfall through the first week of December.

By Elizabeth Danco, #Accuweather meteorologist
December 1, 2023

"It will be a wet and snowy start to December across the Northwest as the region remains the focal point for a series of storms featuring a month's worth of rain and feet of mountain snow.

"A flow of moisture from the Pacific Ocean, known as an atmospheric river, will send a nearly continuous barrage of storms into the Northwest into the first week of December, increasing the risk of flooding in the lower elevations while snow could clog mountain passes, leading to travel disruptions throughout the region.

"The train of storms will continue to spread rain across western Oregon and Washington into northwestern California through much of the new week. Cities across the region including Portland and Eugene, Oregon, and Seattle can record multiple inches of rain through Tuesday. Rainfall totals will be the highest along the coast and in the coastal mountain ranges where upwards of a foot of rain can occur in some areas. "

https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-forecasts/atmospheric-river-to-unleash-months-worth-of-rain-in-pacific-northwest/1599976

#Weather #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ExtremeWeather

STownsendImages
2 days ago

Beached

A lone piece of wood washed up during high tides on an Oregon coastal beach.

#beachwood #beach #pacificocean #oregoncoast #ocean #wood #onesubject #pnw #pacificnorthwest #oregonexplored

DoomsdaysCW
2 days ago

Here's another list that may be helpful... #USRegionalNews sources (random order) that I've come across. Feel free to suggest accounts to follow...

Regional US News

@TexasObserver
Founded in 1954, the #Texas Observer is a #progressive #nonprofit news outlet and print #magazine covering the Lone Star State.

@coloradosun
Telling stories that matter for a dynamic, evolving state. Independent, journalist-owned news covering the entire state of #Colorado.

@gbhnews
#GBH News is your home for news, distinctive storytelling, and what matters to you in Boston and beyond. #Boston, #Massachusetts, #USA

@BostonGlobe
#NewEngland's leading source for breaking news and analysis.

@sarahstierch 
Journalist. I write about weather, wildfires and other subjects relevant to #Mendocino County for the Mendocino Voice. I cover portions of #Sonoma, #Napa, and #Marin on social media. #California

@AK_OK
#Alaska statehouse reporter for the Alaska Beacon, formerly with the Anchorage Daily News, Juneau Empire, Kodiak Mirror and Fairbanks Daily News Miner.

@Chron
#Houston’s home for news, culture and conversation. Chron, a free digital news site, is Hearst owned and run independently from the Houston Chronicle.

@Toastie
#Indigenous affairs reporter, #HighCountryNews
#PacificNorthwest

@SFPublicPress
Noncommercial news and #investigative reporting for #SanFranciscoBay Area

#Newstodon #NewsAccounts #USNews

annie gray
3 days ago

These tiny evergreen seedlings had sprouted in the gravel by our road. They'd never make it there long term, so I transplanted them to permanent spots in the yard. Free trees, just add time and water! #PacificNorthWest #NativePlantGardening

Tiny hemlock tree seedling surrounded by small logs.
Tiny Douglas Fir seedling surrounded by logs and little white mushrooms.
STownsendImages
3 days ago

Thielsen View

Looking across Diamond Lake and seeing the tall majestic Mount Thielsen reaching into the sky. (2023)

#blackandwhitephoto #blackandwhite #mountthielsenview #mountthielsen #pnw #pacificnorthwest #cascademountains #oregon #mountain

STownsendImages
4 days ago

Broken

Taken from the Thielsen View Campground at Diamond Lake, Oregon. A broken tree framing in Mount Thielsen in the background. (07/2023)

#diamondlakeoregon #diamondlake #oregonexplored #lake #water #trees #wilderness #mountthielsen #pnw #pacificnorthwest

cmarie
1 week ago

During an afternoon trip to #Edmonds, #Washington in the great #PacificNorthwest, I saw a public #art installation that I thought was pretty neat! The #salmon are windmills with bells that tinkle when the #wind blows strongly enough (which it did not, because it was a beautiful, mild #autumn day).

The ferry in the background is the #KingstonFerry. There were people #fishing off the dock, catching flounder, salmon, and perch. Others had their #crab pots down, and one guy caught some #shrimp!

Photo of metal salmon atop long poles that have been securely attached to the rocks near the dock. There is a large green and white ferry in the background, blue sky with a few clouds, calm water.
TheCrowGuy
1 week ago

Looking to finally start selling prints, this might be one of them. #corvid #corvidae #crows #crow #birds# bird# bird pics #corvids #birdphotography #bird photography #breadsticksthecrow #original photography blog #original photography #original photographers #real photography #wildlife photography #photography #pacificnorthwest #pacific northwest #pnw photography

Phoenix.Serenity
1 week ago

#SilentSunday

The beauty of #MacKenzieBight - it is a gorgeous spot to visit, in every season.
There's a main trail leading to it. Also a tougher trail that goes by Cascade Falls. I've done both trails.

#Wsanec #Saanich #landscape #Saanich #scenery #nature #ocean #YYJ #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #BritishColumbia #Canada #BCCoast #Westcoast #NaturePhotos

Looking out at ocean. There's foliage at top of frame. On the mid left. Some driftwood logs are poking out of the water. A mountain range on island is in the background. It's gray & overcast in the skies.
Phoenix.Serenity
1 week ago

The #digital #Indigenous environment is the creation of #SchoolDistrict43 #TeamedUp with #kʷikʷəƛəm #FirstNation #educators to develop an area within the #game to #learn about the First Nation's culture & history.

#PacificNorthWestCoastExperience — enlisted help from #Microsoft, which owns #Minecraft, to add iconic species.

A #PacificNorthWest Coast Experience is the first of nearly a dozen #IndigenousCreated worlds in the works, school officials said

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7038506

Phoenix.Serenity
1 week ago

#SilentSunday

This creek runs at a trickle in Summer. It's lovely in #Autumn & becomes much fuller in Winter & after the thaws, in Spring.

Flip your phone sideways to view the full #panorama photo.

#Wsanec #CentralSaanich #Saanich #Lekwungen #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #YYJ #Nature #landscape #scenery #forest #creek #biodiversity #ecosystem #ecology #BritishColumbia #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW

Panoramic photo of a bending creek, in the forest, with Autumn leaves all over the forest floor.
Phoenix.Serenity
1 week ago

The #NaturePhotos that I took from our nature walk in the forest at Centennial Park in Central Saanich are in this musical #slideshow vid that I whipped up today.

Loved the farm stand along the trail. I'll bring some cash next time, to get farm eggs.

https://youtu.be/F4qlOL-PtJU?si=PHqWfxW6qZdtRzg9

#vancouverisland #vanisle #pnw #pacificnorthwest #britishcolumbia #canada #cascadia #westcoast #nature #wsanec #Saanich #YYJ #VictoriaBC #YYJwalks #NatureTrails #CentralSaanich #GetOutside #BrentwoodBay #NatureWalk

Phoenix.Serenity
1 week ago

There's no trail map at the park & no signage along the trails either. The whole trail system is under 3km so you can enjoy a lot of nature in a small area, if you keep on exploring all the trails.

Two vids of the #creek:
https://youtu.be/YSDQ3ms9qAI?si=6UmiRREjPyOQsCy3

https://youtube.com/shorts/CQO26KRBfVc?si=P42SpJ3ILF3AulWS

#vancouverisland #vanisle #pnw #pacificnorthwest #britishcolumbia #canada #cascadia #westcoast #nature #wsanec #Saanich #YYJ #VictoriaBC #YYJwalks #NatureTrails #CentralSaanich #GetOutside #BrentwoodBay #NatureWalk

#pacificnorthwest #coffee stands near the coast have specials like Dirty Skookum Water, Snaggin Juice, Huckleberry Hickey, Skoden Shooters, Pink Crush Starburst and all of them have energy drinks and guava and shit on them. I am not making these up, these are real and it's completely amazing

Phoenix.Serenity
2 weeks ago

A new #American #study has confirmed southeastern #BritishColumbia #CoalMines are #contaminating waters shared by #Canada & the #USA, adding the miner’s attempts to remove #selenium from #wastewater aren’t making much difference to the amount flowing south.

“It’s making a small dent,” said Meryl Storb of the #UnitedStates #Geological Survey, lead author of the newly published study.

https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/u-s-study-finds-b-c-mining-toxin-in-american-waters-treatment-a-small-dent

#Ecocide #BCpoli #Pollution #BCNDP #PNW #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #environment

Phoenix.Serenity
2 weeks ago

Monday marked a new beginning for about 15 people who moved into the city’s 3rd #SafeStay operated by the #nonprofit #OutsidersInn.

The new site, called #415West, will be nearly identical to the two existing sites, with 20 modular pallet #shelters that can house up to 40 people. However, it will offer showers to the community — something the first two Safe Stays don’t yet provide.

https://www.columbian.com/news/2023/nov/20/third-safe-stay-opens-in-vancouver-i-hope-we-can-save-some-lives-and-make-things-safer-for-folks

#WAstate #VancouverWA #PNW #PacificNorthwest #housing #HelpingHomeless #HomesForHouseless

WeAreSeismica
2 weeks ago

We launched a special journal issue focused on the Cascadia Subduction Zone.

We invite submissions on any aspect of this system in key locations or its entirety. We are interested in contributions that address these general topics:

Full announcement:

https://seismica.library.mcgill.ca/announcement/view/17

#seismology #geodesy #cascadia #earthquake #pacificnorthwest #EarthquakeScience #openaccess #openscience #diamondopenaccess

Theodore Nuss
2 weeks ago

Foxes can thrive anywhere. This gray fox was photographed on the western edge of the OSU campus in Corvallis.
#tgif #tgifoxes #grayfox #foxes #conservation #nature #naturephotography #naturelovers #wildlife #wildlifephotography #oregon #oregonstate #pnw #pnwlife #pacificnorthwest

J.B. Shaw
2 weeks ago

@alan Alan McConchie , Zombie Forests (unsustainable forests) -> Zombie Alpine Forests have been already documented in the #PacificNorthwest in northern California. Enjoy 😉

Alan McConchie
2 weeks ago

"Climate change is hastening the demise of Pacific Northwest forests: A drought-driven 'mortality event' is the largest ever recorded in the region".

https://columbiainsight.org/climate-change-is-hastening-the-demise-of-pacific-northwest-forests/

#pnw #PacificNorthwest #Oregon #WashingtonState #ClimateChange

Two maps of Oregon and southern Washington State, one showing the distribution of Douglas Fir and the other True Firs. Both show ominous patterns of black dots and glowing orange areas showing areas of dead trees. Douglas Fir deaths are mainly in SW Oregon, while True Fir deaths cover an even wider area of SW Oregon and NE Oregon into Washington State.

Caption reads:
"Drought and bug infestations killed trees across the Pacific Northwest in 2022 Each dot represents an area where scientists observed tree deaths Darker means more areas with damaged trees."

Graphic: AP News - Caleb Diehl, Camille Fassett. Data: U.S. Forest Service
Steve Henderson Fine Art
2 weeks ago
Canvas print of an original oil painting by Steve Henderson featuring a sailboat returning to harbor.
Sage Sharp
3 weeks ago

I found a little friend when I went camping.
#NaturePhotography
#salamander
#PacificNorthwest

A dark brown salamander, with legs that darken from tan-orange back to dark brown at its feet. Its body and long tail is covered with moisture drops from a recent rain.

Two hind paws are splayed to show teeny-tiny gripping toes. Its front paws are wrapped around the edge of a firewood log. Its head is poking off the side of the log, with two protruding eyes looking intently at the camera.

Some good news!

The pika, a relative of the rabbit, is making a population comeback in Oregon. In 2017 we had an enormous wildfire that wiped out much of our Columbia Gorge area. But the pikas are popping up and making their little peeps.

More:
https://www.opb.org/article/2023/11/12/wildfire-hasnt-stopped-this-tiny-rabbit-relative-from-returning-home-in-columbia-river-gorge/

#Wildlife #Nature #Animals #Pika #GoodNews #Oregon #PacificNorthwest #PNW

Yaquina Head Lighthouse, Newport, Oregon #newport #oregon #lighthouse #ocean #view #or #pnw #pacificnorthwest

Lighthouse on a cliff overlooking the ocean

Thinking about selling my 512GB LCD Steam Deck. Perfect condition, been in a case all its life. Screen protector installed and never been opened so the frame is 100%.

Any fedifriends in the Oregon, USA area interested in a Steam Deck for $450?

#SteamDeck #Oregon #Portland #PacificNorthwest #Gaming #Linux

Public service announcement:

"Leave the leaves" is not 100% applicable to all situations.

I keep seeing social media posts telling us not to rake up our leaves and to let them rot in place.

I live in the wet, rainy Pacific Northwest. Over the years I have dealt with many fungal diseases that can affect the leaves of plants, trees, and shrubs.

Do not leave these leaves. Fungus can easily survive on fallen leaves. Garden sanitation (i.e. raking up the leaves) is an important tool in disease management.

Remove and destroy leaves afflicted with fungus to help prevent future infections and disease outbreaks.

#Gardening #PacificNorthwest

Happy Holliedays
1 month ago

Well, it's grey as heck and I have to take Vitamin D to survive, but the sound of the rain is sure beautiful.

#PacificNorthwest

Bye, Felicia!

Jeff Bezos is moving from Seattle to MAGA-state city of Miami.

He and his fiancée Lauren Sánchez bought neighboring mansions for a combined $144 million in “Billionaire Bunker” neighborhood Biscayne Bay.

Matching Florida Man-and-Woman-sions. How fucking romantic.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/03/business/jeff-bezos-miami-move/index.html

#PacificNorthwest #Seattle #MAGA #Bezos #Amazon #USPol #USPolitics #TaxTheRich #BoycottAmazon #Miami #Washington #FloridaMan

Clare Harris 🍁
1 month ago

@StillIRise1963

Lol, well done. Sleep deprived in the #PacificNorthWest is my excuse!

DoomsdaysCW
1 month ago

Feds OK #NaturalGasPipeline expansion in #PacificNorthwest over #environmentalist #protests

By CLAIRE RUSH
Updated 6:41 PM EDT, October 19, 2023

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — "Federal regulators on Thursday approved the expansion of a natural gas pipeline in the Pacific Northwest over the protest of environmental groups and top officials in West Coast states, who said it goes against the region’s plans to address #ClimateChange and could pose a #wildfire risk.

"The project, known as GTN Xpress, aims to expand the capacity of the Gas Transmission Northwest pipeline, which runs through Idaho, Washington and Oregon, by about 150 million cubic feet (4.2 million cubic meters) of natural gas per day. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission gave it the green light in a vote on Thursday.

"#TCEnergy plans to modify three compressor stations along the pipeline — in #KootenaiCounty, #Idaho; #WallaWalla County, #Washington; and #ShermanCounty, #Oregon. Compressor stations help maintain the pressure and flow of gas over long distances in a pipeline.

"Environmental groups criticized the decision."

https://apnews.com/article/natural-gas-pipeline-pacific-northwest-5e9c79c412b407ddc9bcb21c1ff8ee26

#BigGas #GasPipeline #FossilFuels #BigOilAndGas #Oiligarchy

Steve Henderson Fine Art
2 months ago

A lone tree grows strong and sturdy on a windswept hillside, overlooking the valley below. All of us, within our lives, are given an opportunity to be that lone tree. Some take it. Some don't.

Lone Pine canvas print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/lone-pine-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print

#nature #art #artwork #tree #painting #stevehenderson #buyintoart #ayearforart #mastoart #fediart #country #outside #rural #quote #quotes #view #vista #homedecor #decor #print #washington #hiking #pacificnorthwest #valley #peaceful #quiet

Canvas print of an original oil painting by Steve Henderson depicting a lone pine tree overlooking a country landscape.
Douglas Meadowfoam
2 months ago

Each flowerhead of Oregon Sunshine has a lot of seed.

After you pull the dried flower fluff off, there is a small cone that is a pile of seeds packed together standing on end. Sometimes over a hundred seeds are in that cone. Hand cleaning is well worth the effort.

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#Eriophyllum #seeds #perennials #NativePlants #WashingtonState #PacificNorthwest

A close up photo of a small dried flowerhead from Oregon sunshine (Eriophyllum lanatum) held by three fingers.
A dried flower of Oregon Sunshine with the flower fluff pulled off, and the cone of seeds is exposed.
A dried flower of Oregon Sunshine with the flower fluff pulled off, the cone of seeds is exposed, and the thin black seeds showing.
Seeds from one flowerhead shown in the palm of a hand. Over a hundred small, thin, black seeds visible.
Douglas Meadowfoam
2 months ago

Today, I'm cleaning seed collected from the front yard #meadow -- starting with Oregon Sunshine (Eriophyllum lanatum).

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#Eriophyllum #seeds #perennials #NativePlants #WashingtonState #PacificNorthwest #FlowerPhoto

Yellow daisy flowers (Oregon sunshine) are scattered across a lawn mixed with grass and white clover. In back, there is a white fence, a bristlecone pine, and juniper.
A white tray with lots of dried flower heads of Oregon sunshine.
annie gray
2 months ago

@peggycollins
It was too cloudy here, but we noticed a brief color change in the atmosphere. #PacificNorthWest

CalyxWorks
2 months ago

I’m an avid #birder, so I made some thing for the #PacificNorthwest: a #sticker sheet featuring illustrations of some of my favorite “little brown jobs“. Love the way it turned out! ☺️

Conspiracy of Cartographers
2 months ago

Vancouver, British Columbia...

The Petrofuture map...66m sea level rise on a vintage Shell Oil gas station map.

More: https://conspiracyofcartographers.com/

Thank you to David Rumsey Maps for making these old gas station maps available.

#vancouver #britishcolumbia #salishsea #pnw #ShellOil #pacificnorthwest #pugetsound #upperleft #vintagemaps #retrofuture #solarpunk #clifi #petrofuture #sealevelrise #sealevelrisemaps #climatechange #maps #cartography #conspiracyofcartographers

Vancouver Petrofuture map

66m sea level rise on a 1956 Shell Oil road map
Conspiracy of Cartographers
2 months ago

Vancouver, British Columbia Petrofuture...

66m sea level rise on a 1956 Shell Oil gas station map.

Thank you to Dvid Rumsey Maps for making these old gas station maps available.

#vancouver #britishcolumbia #salishsea #pnw #pacificnorthwest #pugetsound #upperleft #vintagemaps #retrofuture #solarpunk #clifi #petrofuture #retrofuture
#sealevelrise #sealevelrisemaps #climatechange #climateemergency #maps #cartography #conspiracyofcartographers

Vancouver BC Petrofuture

66m sea level rise on a 1956 Shell Oil gas station map
Cascade Pine
3 months ago

Licorice ferns grow all over the sides of big trees in the forests of the Pacific Northwest. These are covering the branches of a Bigleaf Maple.

#ferns #fronds #plants #nature #naturePhotography #fernstodon #pnw #pacificNorthwest

Fern fronds everywhere. The frame is filled with fronds pointing in all directions. The fronds are backlit, and the spore structures are really visible that way - symmetrical lines of dark dots, two rows per leaflet on the frond.

This is a screenshot from the robots weather app I designed and my son @milowyner built. We almost never get lightning here in Oregon. But right now it’s happening so we get to see the lightning screen live! Also, there’s a thunderstorm! ❤️🌩️

Oh, if you’re interested and have an iPhone:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/will-robots-take-over-today/id1462999038

#Thunderstorm #Lightning #MobileApp #Robots #Oregon #PNW #PacificNorthwest #Weather

Screenshot of a weather app with data for the temp, feels like, and storm distance. It also shows a lightning bolt icon with the label ‘isolated thunderstorms’ and a prompt that reads ‘will robots take over the world today.’
Julé Cunningham
3 months ago

Danish artist and climate activist Thomas Dambo spent his summer in the US creating gigantic troll-like creatures across the country out of recycled materials. Five are in Western Washington where he worked with Indigenous tribes and artist John Halliday to make sure his work respected their traditions.

#art #recycle #nature #sculpture #Indigenous #environment #PacificNorthwest #PNW

https://mymodernmet.com/thomas-dambo-way-of-bird-king-troll-sculptures/