THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2015
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‘Extreme drought’ hits Washington
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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
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