KENNEWICK — The University of Washington and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have been granted $1.5 million for scientists to study the environmental and economic impact of climate change on ...

KENNEWICK – The University of Washington and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have been granted $1.5 million for scientists to study the environmental and economic impact of climate change on ...

Ruby Leung likes to ask questions. That started at her high school in Hong Kong, where she also became interested in science. “I was one of those kids in science who always was curious. And then you ...

As damaging as it was for more than 32 trillion gallons of rain and snow to fall on California since the winter holidays, a worst-case global warming scenario could juice up similar, future downpours ...

Ruby Leung of the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has been named a Battelle Fellow -- the highest recognition from Battelle for leadership and accomplishment in science.

Climate change is here and prompting unprecedented actions in every state to curb the greenhouse gas emissions fueling warming temperatures, but a new federal report out Tuesday says bigger, bolder ...

Leung used regional scale computer simulations to predict what the worst of the western winter storms will be like between 2040 and 2070 in a scenario where carbon emissions have run amok. She looked ...

RICHLAND, Wash. - Two researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have been elected to membership in the prestigious National Academy of Engineering. Ruby Leung and ...

Feb. 9, 2006 — -- Scientists have long argued that human activity may be warming the Earth through a process known as the greenhouse effect. Now studies show we may also be having a different ...

SANTA CRUZ — A little bit of moisture goes a long way in increasing the likelihood of thunderstorms, and subsequent wildfires, according to new research out of the Department of Energy’s Pacific ...

As damaging as it was for more than 32 trillion gallons of rain and snow to fall on California since Christmas, a worst-case global warming scenario could juice up similar future downpours by ...