There’s still no clear forecast for Earth’s temperature rise, but scientists are looking to the sky for answers.  Read more in The Verge, where UW atmospheric scientist Yen-Ting Hwang is quoted.   

Snow on the third day of spring has some people wondering: what gives?  Well, actually, spring here began a long time ago, says KPLU weather expert and Atmospheric Sciences Professor Cliff Mass.  Read or listen to the article on KPLU. 

Graduate students practice public speaking that conveys the excitement of scientific research without getting bogged down in jargon. Then they put their skills to work at Town Hall Seattle.  Read more about how students are learning these skills in a seminar series sponsored by the College of the Environment in this weekend’s Seattle Times. 

President Obama’s plan hands a long-sought victory to island residents and members of Washington’s congressional delegation.  Read more about what this means in the Seattle Times. 

As part of its “green wall against sprawl,” King County agrees to pay Hancock Timber Resources Group $11.1 million for development rights on its White River Forest east of Enumclaw.  Read more about this in the Seattle Times.