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Music legend Quincy Jones had deep roots in the PNW

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Music legend Quincy Jones had deep roots in the PNW

SEATTLE- Quincy Jones, the legendary and award-winning music producer who died Monday at age 91, had deep roots in the Pacific Northwest. Jones attended Coontz Junior High School in Bremerton after his family moved from Chicago when he was 10. His family moved to Seattle in 1947 and Jones attended Garfield High School, the school […]

What the return of a “weak La Nina” could mean for the coming winter and hurricane season

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What the return of a “weak La Nina” could mean for the coming winter and hurricane season

After a year of record warm global temperatures caused by climate change and an El Niño weather pattern, “a weak La Niña” is expected to form before the arrival of winter by March of next year, according to the National Weather Service could last. For much of the country, the relative weakness of the coming […]

NOAA releases latest La Niña winter forecast and outlook for the Pacific Northwest

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NOAA releases latest La Niña winter forecast and outlook for the Pacific Northwest

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A weak La Niña is likely to develop over the central and eastern equatorial Pacific over the next few months, according to the latest NOAA forecast. The chance of experiencing a strong, long-lasting La Niña event becomes less likely in the winter of 2024-2025. The Climate Prediction Center (CPC) expects equatorial […]

A solar storm brings great chances for northern lights to western Washington Thursday evening

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A solar storm brings great chances for northern lights to western Washington Thursday evening

STATE OF WASHINGTON – 2024 was the year of the Aurora Borealis, and tonight another spectacular display is taking place around the globe. The Northern Lights have already been spotted as far south as Tucson, Arizona, so we should also see a great display of the stunning waves of greens and purples here in the […]