Environment
How coronavirus has tested Seattle’s infectious disease response
Health care workers train extensively for outbreaks. After responding to the first American case of the novel virus, they say they are even more prepared.
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Washingtonians are more likely to die on smoky days, new UW research shows
While Australia's catastrophic bushfires rage, local scientists are beginning to understand how smoke exposure affects mortality in the Northwest.
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Seattle can prepare for climate change — if it can escape bureaucratic silos
Jim Ellis helped the city with sewage, transportation, and water quality systems. His big, systemic thinking is a model we should follow.
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New tsunami evacuation maps show the fastest way to escape the Big One on foot
Driving can be deadly in a disaster. Here’s who has time to walk to safety.
Environment
‘Thin it or watch it burn’: How Washington is chewing up trees and spitting out resilient landscapes
Using machinery and prescribed burns, land managers are hoping to safeguard 2.7 million acres of forest from catastrophic fires like the one that destroyed Paradise in California.