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THE ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2021
Cascades could see less snow amid climate change
By BRADLEY W. PARKS
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Annual snowpack will
no longer be a guarantee
in the Pacifi c Northwest if
global warming continues
unchecked.
Peak annual snowpack in
the Cascade Mountains could
decline by nearly a quar-
ter by 2050 and up to nearly
three-quarters by the end of
the century, according to a
new analysis from the Law-
rence Berkeley National
Laboratory.
Research scientist and
co-author Alan Rhoades said
the lab hopes to elevate snow-
pack loss as one of the Amer-
ican West’s foremost climate
issues alongside things like
sea level rise and the worsen-
ing wildfi re season.
“This is one of the grand
challenges both scientifi cally
and societally for the Western
U.S. in the coming decades,”
Rhoades said. “And it has
large implications for water
management and also just
mountain ecosystems.”
In the Northwest, snow
accumulates in the mountains
from late fall through early
spring to form snowpack. In
the best of times, that snow
melts slowly and evenly over
the course of the summer, pro-
viding water to drink, grow
food, temper wildfi res and
sustain plant and animal life
before the cycle repeats the
following winter.
Peak annual snowpack is
the largest volume of snow a
mountain range sees over the
course of a year. It’s a key
predictor of how much water
will be available throughout
the dry months, especially in
semi-arid regions east of the
Cascades.
The analysis from Berke-
ley Labs, one of 17 national
laboratories run by the U.S.
Department of Energy, points
out that the volume of peak
annual snowpack is declin-
ing as the widespread burning
of fossil fuels drives global
warming.
Oregon’s most recent state
climate assessment also proj-
ects that by mid-century, less
than 25% of wet days every
year will have snow. In other
words, snowpack is becoming
much less of a sure thing.
“If you have your pre-
cipitation … predominantly
falling in the form of rain
instead of snow, your runoff
from the mountains down-
stream to where all the water
users are is going to be much
fl ashier,” said research sci-
entist and co-author Erica
Siirila-Woodburn.
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Katrina Danielle Hovden
Katherine Anne Forbush
Spokane, Washington
Nov. 8, 1989 — Oct. 13, 2021
Edmonds, Washington
1941 — 2021
In loving memory of father and stepmother, Rob
Katrina Danielle Hovden.
and Paula Hovden; her mother,
Former Oregon resident Dawnett Reneke; her sib-
Katrina Danielle
lings, Jerrod Hov-
Hovden
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away on Oct. 13,
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Michael Boucher,
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Chelsey Sempek,
Washington. She
Jacob Sempek, Tif-
was 31. Her life
fany Sempek, Pris-
was taken early, but
cilla Sempek, Isaac
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Sempek and Ben-
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Katrina
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born on Nov. 8,
Katrina Hovden
ents, Bob and Crys-
1989, in Astoria,
tal Hovden; mater-
to Rob Hovden and Dawnett nal grandparents, Chuck and
Reneke. She attended Seaside Sharon Reneke; aunts, Heidi
High School and received her Hovden and Julie Hovden;
GED diploma.
great-grandfather,
James
Katrina was a beauti- Campbell; and many nieces,
ful child, who grew into a nephews and cousins.
self-suffi cient, amazing and
In lieu of cards or fl owers,
beautiful young lady. She please make donations to the
loved to take care of ani- Clatsop County a nimal s hel-
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poetry and taking care of her Katrina.
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She is survived by her scheduled at a later date.
Katherine Anne For- and friends. Christmas and
bush passed away Oct. 12, Easter were usually sim-
2021, at the age of 80. She ilar, but with more des-
valiantly battled
serts. She would
cancer for four
sit at the table
and half years.
and beam with
God allowed her
joy as she lis-
to pass peace-
tened to every-
fully at home,
one and their sto-
with her family
ries. Right up to
surrounding her.
end, you could
Katherine
fi nd her sitting in
was born in 1941
the living room,
to William and
copying down
Katherine Eagen Katherine Forbush family recipes
in Odebolt, Iowa.
for people that
The family later moved to she had fed something they
Longview, Washington, wanted again.
where she attended St.
Katherine and David
Rose Catholic School and retired to Gearhart, to
subsequently
graduated a beach house they had
from Kelso High School.
designed together. There,
It was in Longview, with time to herself, she
while attending college, turned to another of her
that she met David For- great passions, gardening.
bush, the man who would She loved seeing things
be her husband for over grow, whether it was chil-
60 years of marriage. dren or vegetables. She
Together they raised 10 prided herself on her toma-
wonderful children.
toes and corn.
Katherine dedicated her
She and David would
life to loving and properly spend time together every
raising her children. With day in their garden. Every
10 children, there were summer visitor would go
times when things were home with a sack full of
tight, but there was never fresh vegetables.
a shortage of love and
Her mornings were
care in Katherine’s house. spent in the garden, and
She worked tirelessly to her afternoons were spent
ensure that every one of on the dock in pursuit of
her children felt loved, her other retirement pas-
kept healthy and was well sion, bass fi shing. Like
educated.
with all great fi shers , every
At times, that meant fi sh came with a unique
spending her summer eve- fi sh tale.
nings sewing warm win-
Katherine was preceded
ter coats for the coming in death by her daugh-
winter. She instilled in all ter, Christina, and her hus-
of her children the impor- band, David. She is sur-
tance of God, family and vived by nine children,
education. She was very 15 grandchildren and two
proud of her family.
great-grandchildren.
Katherine had a close
Katherine was a loving
relationship with God, and wife, mother and grand-
from that she radiated a mother. She shared with all
confi dent inner peace that she met her love and joy
made whoever she was of life. Katherine deeply
with feel at ease. She had infl uenced all those she
a way of making every- knew. She will be greatly
one feel important. No one missed by everyone who
ever left her house hungry. knew her.
Katherine was a fabulous
Funeral services will be
cook.
held at Holy Rosary Cath-
As her children grew up, olic Church in Edmonds,
and started their own fami- Washington, on Nov. 12 at
lies, she had to make more 10 a.m.
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Barbara Ann Sullivan
Brownsmead
Sept. 16, 1936 — Oct. 13, 2021
Barbara Ann Sullivan, of for Ocean Beauty Seafoods’
Brownsmead, passed away cannery and Payless. Later
on Oct. 13, 2021.
in life, Barbara loved spend-
Barbara
was
ing time with her
born in West Vir-
grandkids,
and
ginia on Sept. 16,
always made sure
1936, to William
to have homemade
and Francis Mor-
treats and cookies
ris, and was one of
available.
seven children.
Barbara is sur-
Barbara married
vived by three
Robert
Sullivan
sons,
Douglas
on March 8, 1955.
(Donna)
Sulli-
They enjoyed 64
van, of Dickin-
Barbara Sullivan
years together until
son, North Dakota,
Robert’s passing in
Russ (Jane) Sulli-
2019.
van, of Anchorage, Alaska,
Barbara enjoyed rais- and Sean (Susan) Sullivan, of
ing her four sons in Brown- Brownsmead; 13 grandchil-
smead; she often said it was dren; 18 great-grandchildren;
the best thing she ever did for two sisters, Janet Woods and
her boys.
Sally Haxby, of Vancou-
She grew a large vegeta- ver, Washington; and many
ble garden every year, and nieces and nephews.
canned many jars of fruits
She was preceded in
and vegetables to provide for death by her husband, Rob-
her family.
ert; two sons, Bradley, in
She couldn’t pass up a 1957, and Scott, in 2011; her
garage sale, and enjoyed play- great-granddaughter, Avery,
ing Scrabble and watching in 2013; her parents, William
TV game shows like “Jeop- and Francis; her brothers,
ardy” and “Wheel of For- Robert and Billy; and her sis-
tune.” Every fall she cheered ters, Ada and Virginia.
for the Seattle Seahawks.
Her fi nal resting place will
When her boys were be next to her son, Scott. No
mostly raised, she worked service is planned at this time.
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REGIONAL FORECAST
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
Seattle
57 47
Very windy; rain
55 46
53 44
52 41
Rain
Rain; winds
subsiding
Cloudy, a little
rain
50 44
53 45
54 46
Chance of a
Cloudy, rain
A chance of rain
shower
possible
Aberdeen
Olympia
57/48
58/47
Wenatchee
Tacoma
Moses
Lake
59/45
ALMANAC
UNDER THE SKY
TODAY'S TIDES
Astoria through Tuesday
Tonight’s Sky: After sunset, you
can spot Venus (SW), Saturn (S)
and Jupiter (SE).
Astoria / Port Docks
Temperatures
High/low ................................ 54/44
Normal high/low .................. 57/42
Record high .................. 71 in 1970
Record low .................... 23 in 1935
Precipitation
Tuesday ................................... 0.24”
Month to date ........................ 0.66”
Normal month to date ......... 0.61”
Year to date .......................... 50.97”
Normal year to date ........... 49.14”
Forecasts and graphics provided by
AccuWeather, Inc. ©2021
Time
High (ft.) Time Low (ft.)
1:22 a.m.
1:12 p.m.
7.6 7:17 a.m. 1.2
9.2 8:04 p.m. -1.1
Cape Disappointment
12:57 a.m. 7.6 6:25 a.m. 1.3
12:47 p.m. 9.2 7:10 p.m. -1.3
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
Hammond
SUN AND MOON
Sunrise today .................. 8:01 a.m.
Sunset tonight ............... 5:57 p.m.
Moonrise today .............. 7:39 a.m.
Moonset today .............. 6:04 p.m.
New
First
Full
Last
1:07 a.m. 7.9 6:47 a.m. 1.1
12:59 p.m. 9.5 7:31 p.m. -1.3
Warrenton
1:17 a.m.
1:07 p.m.
Knappa
1:59 a.m.
1:49 p.m.
Depoe Bay
Nov 4 Nov 11 Nov 19 Nov 27
8.0 7:01 a.m. 1.3
9.6 7:48 p.m. -1.0
7.9 8:18 a.m. 1.0
9.4 9:05 p.m. -0.9
12:10 a.m. 7.9 5:52 a.m. 1.4
12:00 p.m. 9.7 6:40 p.m. -1.3
City
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Denver
Honolulu
Houston
Los Angeles
Miami
New York City
Phoenix
San Francisco
Wash., DC
Fri.
Hi/Lo/W
53/42/r
50/38/pc
48/33/s
58/42/pc
66/41/s
85/75/sh
60/49/sh
77/57/s
84/74/c
50/39/pc
88/61/s
67/53/pc
54/37/c
55/42/pc
50/35/s
51/34/s
63/42/s
70/40/c
85/74/sh
67/45/s
79/55/pc
81/71/t
50/39/s
88/60/s
65/53/pc
54/39/s
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy,
c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms,
r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice.
59/43
Hermiston
The Dalles 61/42
Enterprise
Pendleton 56/36
61/42
58/41
La Grande
57/41
58/48
NATIONAL CITIES
Today
Hi/Lo/W
54/37
Kennewick Walla Walla
59/42 Lewiston
63/43
57/48
Salem
Pullman
57/36
Longview
57/47 Portland
59/49
53/38
Yakima 58/41
56/45
Astoria
Spokane
52/39
Corvallis
56/45
Albany
55/46
John Day
Eugene
Bend
56/46
51/40
57/39
Ontario
63/39
Caldwell
Burns
57/28
62/38
Medford
59/41
Klamath Falls
52/32
City
Baker City
Brookings
Ilwaco
Newberg
Newport
Today
Hi/Lo/W
57/34/sh
56/50/r
57/49/r
57/48/r
55/47/r
Fri.
Hi/Lo/W
53/37/c
56/50/sh
54/45/r
53/44/sh
54/45/sh
City
North Bend
Roseburg
Seaside
Springfi eld
Vancouver
Today
Hi/Lo/W
58/51/r
57/46/r
57/49/r
55/45/r
58/49/r
Fri.
Hi/Lo/W
56/48/sh
57/47/sh
57/46/r
54/45/sh
56/45/sh