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For Washington state in particular, energy related emissions are the dominant source of GHG emissions and have increased from 61.2 MMT CO 2-equivalent (CO 2-e) in 1990 (excluding residual fuel for transportation) to 74.6 MMT CO 2-e in 2004, while their share has increased from 79% of total emissions to 85% over the past fourteen years.
Alamy In many ways, the nation's capital, Washington, D.C., is a microcosm of the United States. The natural beauty of Rock Creek Park is just minutes away from urban decay. Multimillion-dollar ...
A high risk severe weather event is the greatest threat level issued by the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) for convective weather events in the United States. On the scale from one to five, a high risk is a level five; thus, high risks are issued only when forecasters at the SPC are confident of a major severe weather outbreak.
Mount Rainier and Mount Baker in Washington are the snowiest places in the United States which have weather stations, receiving 645 inches (1,640 cm) annually on average. By comparison, the populated place with the highest snowfall in the world is believed to be Sukayu Onsen in the Siberian-facing Japanese Alps. Sukayu Onsen receives 694.5 ...
Opinions vary widely on whether to retire in Washington state or not. In just this past year, the Evergreen State was named the No. 1 state to retire in by Global Residence Index, but the eighth ...
In all, 41 people were killed during the flooding events: 39 in Kentucky on July 28 and 2 in Missouri on July 26. [132] [129] More flooding events continued throughout August, impacting areas such as Death Valley, the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, and central Mississippi. A flash flood in Zion National Park in Utah led to one fatality. [140]
Rip currents are one of the most dangerous beach hazards, killing roughly 100 Americans per year. Here's how to identify them and stay safe over the July 4 holiday.
The proximity of the Convergence Zone to the King-Snohomish County line is the reason that cities located just north or south of the line, which are located within the rain shadow of the Olympic Mountains, approach Seattle in annual precipitation. The effect of the Puget Sound Convergence Zone nearly offsets that of the rain shadow. [4]