Under the Big Umbrella with Matt Zaffino KGW

Matt Zaffino shares his expertise on recent weather extremes and the possible connections to climate change.  Also, find out how Islands in the Stream by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton play into this week's episode.
SPOILER ALERT: Matt MAY have twisted the words around a little bit to create his own special rendition. 

Is it going to snow?
Meteorologist Matt Zaffino hears this question all the time. So, Matt did what any good meteorologist would do and brushed the dust off the history books to see if Portland's snowfall has increased or decreased over the years. 
In this episode:
Find out how meteorologists measure snow.Matt shares the year Portland saw the most snow. 44 inches in one month!And Matt answers the question "Will I see snow in February?"
Enjoy!

We were in it. Now we are out of it. We will probably be back in it again come January. Meteorologist Matt Zaffino breaks down why the Paris Climate Agreement is so important.

"A group spearheaded by the newly formed Oregon Glaciers Institute just held a funeral. The deceased demise was no surprise and its relatives have been dropping like flies. This has nothing to do with COVID. This is more of a cold case...or lack of cold case." Matt Zaffino
Listen to find out more about the loss of the Clark Glacier on the central Oregon Cascade South Sister volcano.

SPOILER:  Expect snow, storms and wind! Matt Zaffino explains why El Nina and El Nino play a role in how the winter weather will be. 

Matt Zaffino recently went on a backpacking trip and started feeling guilty about some of the necessary evils that his group had to deal with (due to COVID-19) while heading out on a 7-hour drive. Matt dishes on why you should NOT have climate guilt during these unprecedented times.