Today from 11 to 2, you can stop by the Port of Ilwaco and see some of the 50 sailboats getting ready for the 50th annual PNW Offshore Race from the Columbia River to Victoria BC.
Also, two interesting military ships arrive in the river today, headed for the Portland shipyard.
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Today we’ll talk about workplace noise on ships and other commercial vessels. Noise and vibration are occupational hazards for people working aboard. We’ll talk about the risks, and what mariners do to protect themselves.
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According to UW meteorologist Cliff Mass, we have some rain coming our way this week and later in the month. It’s a sign of a switch from La Nina to El Nino conditions in the Pacific. Today we’ll take a look at what these two climate terms mean.
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Today we’ll take a look at a regular but not always welcome Pacific Northwest springtime phenomenon: The pervasive “June Gloom,” when that cool hazy marine layer shows up, and stays.
So our weather is cool but not cold, not really sunny (but sometimes kind of sunny) but not raining either. It’s what happens this time of year.
Meteorologists call it June Gloom, and this year it showed up a bit early.
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We hear fog horns quite often in the waters near Astoria and elsewhere on the river. Today we’ll talk about why they are necessary, legally required and a signature feature of maritime communities.
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We live in one of the most beautiful places in the world. Its beauty rivals any resort on the planet. On a sunny day, it’s paradise. So why all the warnings about staying out of the water even in summer?
Today we’ll explore (in a little more depth) the topic of cold water dangers in the Pacific Northwest, and why the water never really warms up here.
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