Tagged: Cascades

Warmer Winters
4:39 pm
Thu December 6, 2012

Study: Climate Changes Hurts Winter Tourism

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In years with less snow, roughly one-third fewer skiers visited resorts in the Pacific Northwest.

Warmer winters caused by climate change could make it more difficult to operate ski resorts in the Northwest. That’s according to a new study.

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Progress On Washington Wildfires
4:09 pm
Wed September 26, 2012

Central Wash. Fire Crews Begin To Head Home

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Crews are beginning to head home from the biggest wildfires in central Washington.

Crews are beginning to head home from the biggest wildfires that have been burning for the last two weeks in central Washington. But there are still more than 4,000 people working to contain the blazes on the east slopes of the Washington Cascades. That’s down about 800 from the peak workforce last weekend.

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