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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2015 NORTH COAST 3A ‘Extreme drought’ hits Washington Consult a VWDWHIRU¿UVWWLPHLQRYHUDGHFDGH PROFESSIONAL Conditions extreme in slice of western Oregon By DON JENKINS Capital Press Almost one-third of Wash- ington state is suffering an ³extreme drought´ the ¿rst time the state has reached those conditions in a decade, the U.S. Drought Monitor re- ported. Meanwhile, a slice of west- ern Oregon running north and south through seven coastal counties is also in extreme drought for the ¿rst time. Low streams, parched soils and the risN of wild¿res tightened the drought’s grip on the West, according to the drought monitor, a partner- ship of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Oce- anic and Atmospheric Admin- istration and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The worsening of condi- tions was especially apparent in Washington state, where every region has seen the se- verity of the drought increase. Sections of western, cen- tral and eastern Washington, making up nearly 32 percent of the state, is in extreme drought, one step above se- vere drought and one below Dan Wheat/Capital Press The Yakima River flows through Yakima Canyon between Ellensburg and Selah, Wash., in May. The river’s water is in high demand this year due to drought. exceptional drought. Portions of the state not in extreme drought are in severe drought. Only one-quarter of the state was in severe drought six weeks ago. Warm soils, poor pasture Washington State As- sistant Climatologist Karin Bumbaco said warm soils and the poor shape of pastureland contributed to the downgrad- ing of conditions. She said she believes the percentage of the state in extreme drought will grow. The U.S. Drought Monitor updates conditions weekly. A warm mass of water — nicknamed “The Blob” by State Climatologist Nick Bond — remains anchored off the coast, heating up the air moving inland and raising temperatures. There is no evidence The Blob is related to the build up of greenhouse gases and doesn’t appear to have much inÀuence over precipitation, Bumbaco said. There is no ¿rm explanation for below average rainfall in the state, though the dry spell may partly be a self-reinforcing weather pattern, she said. Worst in a decade In 2005, Washington’s last statewide drought before this year, 14 percent of state reached extreme drought sta- tus in mid-September and stayed for approximately three months. In 2001, until this year generally recognized as the state’s worst drought since 1977, nearly 6 percent of Washington was in an ex- treme drought between Sep- tember and November. Idaho also saw an increase in the percentage of the state in extreme drought, jumping from 7 percent the week be- fore to 22 percent. California’s drought status was unchanged. Some 46 per- cent of the state is in an excep- tional drought, while another 28 percent is in an extreme drought. The U.S. Climate Predic- tion Center forecasts that all of Washington has a strong chance of above average temperatures and below av- erage rainfall through at least mid-October. The rest of the West has a better chance for normal temperatures and pre- cipitation, according to the prediction center. The Blob and a strong El Nino in the Paci¿c Ocean shortens the odds that Wash- ington will have a warm win- ter, Bumbaco said. Some 34 percent of the U.S. Geological Survey’s 146 stream gauges in Washington were reporting record lows Thursday for the date. Coast Guard has busy day of rescues By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian The U.S. Coast Guard’s Sector Columbia River was busy Tuesday rescuing fish- ermen north and south of the Columbia River. At 11:25 a.m., the crew of the fishing vessel Marion H made a mayday call to the Coast Guard, saying the ves- sel was taking on water near Tillamook Head. The Coast Guard launched a helicopter from Air Station Astoria and vessels from stations Cape Disappointment and Tilla- mook Bay. The helicopter flew over the boat and dropped a de- watering pump. A 47-foot motor lifeboat from Cape Disappointment arrived on scene, assisted with dewater- ing and eventually took the vessel in tow back toward Cape Disappointment. “They towed it until about 5 o’clock last night, and they were unable to keep up with the flooding on the vessel,” said Petty Officer 3rd Class Katelyn Shearer, a spokeswoman for the Coast Guard’s District 13 in Seat- tle. The 47-footer broke the tow, she said, and the vessel sank in deep water about 10 miles southwest of the Co- lumbia River Bar. The two crew members were taken back to Station Cape Disap- pointment. Shearer said the crew of the Marion H and the Coast Guard were unable to estab- lish the source of the flood- ing. Grays Harbor Watch standers received a mayday call at 5:47 a.m. from the fishing vessel Ta- mara’s crew saying they had run aground near Ocean Shores, Wash. The Coast Guard launched a helicop- ter from Air Station Astoria and a 47-footer from Station Grays Harbor. The 47-footer was un- able to respond because of the shallowness of the wa- ter. The crew from the he- licopter extracted the two fishermen and transferred them to emergency medical personnel in Ocean Park, Wash. “There has been pollu- tion reported, and we are working with the vessel owner and Global Diving and Salvage, which has been contracted to address the situation,” said Pet- ty Officer 1st Class Kyle Owens, a marine science technician, adding incident management personnel are responding to mitigate and remove the pollution. College board introduces new interim president Long-term successor named by February By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian Clatsop Community Col- lege’s board of directors Tuesday night introduced new interim President Ger- ald Hamilton, the replace- ment for its president of five years, Lawrence Gal- izio, who took a job as CEO of the Community College League of California. The board also approved a timeline that would have the college announce Gal- izio’s long-term successor by February. The search will be conducted by Asso- ciation of Community Col- lege Trustees, a national community college advoca- cy group. The college board as- signed its presidential search subcommittee to rec- ommend members for the stakeholder committee it will assemble to help with the search. In the timeline, the col- lege announces the search for a new president this month and solicits nomi- nations for a stakeholder committee. Next month, it appoints a stakeholder committee and posts a draft profile of a president for review. The trustees hold public forums on campus in October for feedback to the draft profile. The timeline has the ENGLUND MARINE’S ann u al DOCK SALE Frid a y & Sa tu rd a y | Au g u st 14 -15 Thousands of item s under the tent fish M ARIN E S U PPLIES G EAR Rods to & catch reels for you r boat VHF ra dios | Li f e j a ck ets & sa f ety gea r M a rin e st ereos | Bin ocu l a r s | Pu m ps M i scell a n eou s su ppl ies a n d a ccessories f a ctory rep on ha n d d i spla yin g the la test techn ology Bu oy 10 sa l m on gea r Tu n a gea r | Cra b pots & rin gs college posting a final pro- file on its and the trustees’ website by mid-October, to get applications by Jan. 4. The stakeholder committee chooses eight to 12 candi- dates to interview, whittling them down to five or six to recommend to the board. 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