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Washington’s Dept. of Ecology issued a #drought advisory for the entire state last week. In the 60 days between April 25 and June 23, precipitation was just 47% of normal. The early snowmelt has run off, with streamflows projected to be below 75% of normal.

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Scott worked on storyboards to develop scenes of Bambi, his mother, and the film's hunting dogs, on which she spent weeks to develop them into “vicious, snarling, really mean beasts.” Male artists in the company were stunned, who initially assumed that only a man could create drawings with such intensity and technical skill

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Washington state has been home to nuclear weapons-related projects for decades — some well-known, others shrouded in secrecy.

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OLYMPIA – Drivers should plan for extra travel time Saturday, July 15, and Sunday, July 16, and everyday bicycle riders will find they have a lot of company on two wheels as 5,000 bicyclists ride western Washington’s state highways and local roads for the 2023 Kaiser Permanente Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic.

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Interstate 5 in Fife has a new, bright look, and the Washington State Department of Transportation hopes it’s enough to catch your attention.
In early June, the department painted half of the standard white lane lines with orange in the Highway 167 Completion Project work zone between Porter and Wapato ways as part of a new pilot.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by jocose@kbin.social to c/kbinMeta@kbin.social

Anytime I attempt to delete it just says:

"We are working on resolving the issues. Over the next few days, there will be a change in server infrastructure. Temporary problems with the website's functionality may occur during this time."

This is consistent and happens any time a thread is created with a URL that ends in an image extension.

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In Seattle they ignited a tumultuous feud between local crime syndicates and played a key role in some of the city's most salacious political scandals. The arrival of pinballs coincided with the repeal of Prohibition, and pinball machines soon became common in taverns, pool halls, and seedy nightclubs.

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The U.S. government is chipping in about $130 million to support several Washington state projects that range from replacing a storm-damaged breakwater at a Port Orchard marina to helping a Native American tribe move from ancestral villages threatened by rising seas.

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Click on any treaty to read about its history.

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Washington needs between 35 to 85 safe haven structures along the coast. Right now there is just one. If a the big quake hits thirty to sixty-foot tsunami waves would reach outer beaches within 10 to 20 minutes.

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As the days get hotter and warmer, many Washingtonians are gearing up for the wildfires that will ignite across the region this year, causing smoky skies, ev...

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In 1980, all eyes were on Mount St. Helens. Could the Northwest see another eruption soon?

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