Half the glaciers on these WA mountains have melted — the rest are next, study finds
Half of the glacier on the Olympic Mountains in Washington have melted since 1900, a study says. The rest of the glaciers will mostly disappear in the next 50 years, by 2070, according to predictions in a new study called “Glaciers of the Olympic Mountains, Washington — The Past and Future 100 Years.” It was published April 19 in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface. Continue reading at The Olympian. (National Park Service)
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President Joe Biden’s plans during his upcoming visit to Washington state were detailed at a White House press briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Wednesday. It is his first trip to Washington state since he was elected in 2020. Continue reading at The Bellingham Herald. (Pete Caster/News Tribune)
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The Washington Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously affirmed a state Court of Appeals opinion that the city of Edmonds ordinance regarding safe gun storage is pre-empted by state law. The Edmonds law, passed in 2018, required gun owners to keep their firearms locked up and inaccessible to others, especially children. It did not apply to firearms carried by or under the control of owners. It did apply to weapons kept at home and in vehicles. Continue reading at Everett Herald. (Andy Bronson/The Herald)
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