Under the Big Umbrella with Matt Zaffino KGW

I talk with Bernadette Placky Woods, a meteorologist with Climate Central who is attending COP 26 in Glasgow, Scotland. We discuss what's happening in Glasgow, what it's like to be there and the state of climate change and global efforts to lessen its impact.

My conversation with Nick Bond, research meteorologist at the University of Washington and state climatologist of Washington. We get into La Nina, climate change, winters in the Northwest and a look back at the epic heat wave of Summer 2021.

This past weekend, the west coast was hit with a bomb cyclone in Oregon and Washington and an atmospheric river in California. KGW chief meteorologist Matt Zaffino breaks down the bomb cyclone, how it came to be and where it might be going in the changing climate.

We're heading into ski season and the second of back-to-back La Nina years. What is that, why do we care, and what does that mean for Cascade snowfall this year? Matt Zaffino digs deep into the numbers. But here's a clue: get your skis waxed and your traction tires mounted. 

Tired of the tedious commute in your car? Concerned about the fossil fuels you're burning while you do it and the link to climate change and our recently wild weather? There may soon be a new option for you coming up the river. It's called the Frog Ferry. The plan is ambitious, and it's hopping right along.

In late June, the Northwest experienced what had been unheard-of temperatures. In exploring the role of climate change in the heat wave, Matt Zaffino takes a deep dive into the rapidly growing field of science attribution.