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About Nathan Gilles

Columbia Insight contributing editor Nathan Gilles is an award-winning journalist and science writer based in Vancouver, Washington. His writing has appeared in Sierra Magazine, Indian Country Today, The Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post. Contact him at nathangilles.com

Oct 27, 2022

Megastorms are coming to the Pacific Northwest

Nathan Gilles2023-01-28T14:22:55-08:00Oct 27 2022|Categories: Climate Change|Tags: Atmospheric Rivers, extreme weather, Megastorms, ODOT|1 Comment

Climate change means larger atmospheric rivers could lead to billions of dollars in damages. But how good are the predictions?

Sep 15, 2022

The Forest Service is experimenting with relocating tree species to save them from climate change

Nathan Gilles2023-01-28T16:19:29-08:00Sep 15 2022|Categories: Climate Change, Forestry, Public Lands|Tags: Forestry, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, USFS, Western Redcedar|2 Comments

'Assisted migration' has come to the Pacific Northwest, but experts don’t agree if it's a good thing or a radical response to a warming world

Aug 18, 2022

Pac NW’s ‘trees of life’ are dying. Now we know why

Nathan Gilles2023-01-28T16:25:28-08:00Aug 18 2022|Categories: Climate Change, Plants|Tags: Climate Change, trees, Western Redcedar|4 Comments

Drought and climate change are wreaking havoc on an icon of Pacific Northwest forests. How long do the western redcedars have?