Temperatures of 100 degrees were expected in parts of Washington, Oregon, and Northern California that have been under heat warnings. The heat wave and the potential for lightning strikes could worsen forest fire conditions. In the west, there are 81 major fires in 12 states that burn 2,500 square miles, says the National Interagency Fire … Read more
A young surfer is carving on the man-made EpicSurf wave created by a couple from Seattle. (CitySurf photo) Surfing is not the easiest sport. But it’s definitely harder to get funding, secure land, and actually build a man-made deep-water wave for surfing in the Seattle area. John and Trisha Hoss have learned from the experiences … Read more
Here’s what you need to know: A sidewalk cafe in Tehran last month. Coronavirus cases in Iran have increased by 21 percent over the past two weeks.Credit…Morteza Nikoubazl/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images President Hassan Rouhani of Iran on Saturday warned that the country could see a fifth wave of coronavirus infections as the highly contagious … Read more
(Would you like to receive this newsletter in your inbox? Here is the registration.) Good evening. Here’s the latest. 1. After weeks of decline followed by a plateau, the US is seeing another surge in coronavirus cases. For the past week, there was an average of 65,382 cases per day, up 19 percent from the … Read more
A representation of the new Maritime Innovation Center in Fishermen’s Terminal near the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle. (Port of Seattle picture) The Port of Seattle and the nonprofit strategic alliance Washington Maritime Blue continue their efforts to combine the region’s longstanding maritime heritage with the modern innovation economy when they launched a new startup accelerator … Read more