extreme-weather is the sole category represented across all 2 tracked stories. Of the tracked stories, 1 of 2 also mention Benjamin Cossel, the most common co-covered peer. Across a 13-day span, the pace is roughly 1.1 stories per week. The 7 average consequence score is above the beat benchmark of 5.6 in the same window.
Figures are computed live from our source-verified story record
— see our methodology for how impact and
sentiment are derived.
What the coverage shows about Spokane
extreme-weather is the sole category represented across all 2 tracked stories. Of the tracked stories, 1 of 2 also mention Benjamin Cossel, the most common co-covered peer. Across a 13-day span, the pace is roughly 1.1 stories per week. The 7 average consequence score is above the beat benchmark of 5.6 in the same window. Each story carries 2.5 original sources on average, compared with 2.4 for the broader beat in this window. Spokane appears in 2 tracked Climate stories published from August 4, 2026 through August 16, 2026.
Stories tracked
2
Per week
1.1
Sources per story
2.5
Computed from the 2 stories linked to this entity, with beat comparisons drawn from all 166 Climate stories published in the same date window. Shares are omitted below five stories and comparisons below a twenty-story baseline.
Coverage cohort
Appears alongside
Other entities that clear the same relevance threshold in stories also covering Spokane. Shared-story counts are live from our verified record — not editorial picks.
An early and intense Pacific Northwest fire season has already consumed homes, killed firefighters, and displaced tens of thousands in Spokane. Drought, heat, and wind are converging to overwhelm firefighting resources months before the season's traditional peak.
The Spokane wildfires have destroyed over 700 buildings and displaced 64,000 people, highlighting how climate-driven drought and heat are fueling record-breaking fire seasons in the Pacific Northwest.