{"id":412008,"date":"2025-11-07T20:11:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T19:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=412008"},"modified":"2025-11-07T20:11:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T19:11:43","slug":"washington-is-the-ufo-capital-of-the-u-s-is-it-our-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=412008","title":{"rendered":"Washington is the UFO Capital of the U.S. Is it Our Weather?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" data-attachment-id=\"412034\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=412034\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0AQMCqJu3VSssH5rCOHOFl0e9-3gp2m6RaNhUaWvfp-OBGdS4Flv3yLS4LGNCKTo__IjOGvt1JmqRNbZeNSvlYI4ZCHv2D4VSntCoHTGaWxeNmp7agMvKFVpDWn-aAUo4-1.jpeg?fit=1277%2C718&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1277,718\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0AQMCqJu3VSssH5rCOHOFl0e9-3gp2m6RaNhUaWvfp-OBGdS4Flv3yLS4LGNCKTo__IjOGvt1JmqRNbZeNSvlYI4ZCHv2D4VSntCoHTGaWxeNmp7agMvKFVpDWn-aAUo4 (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0AQMCqJu3VSssH5rCOHOFl0e9-3gp2m6RaNhUaWvfp-OBGdS4Flv3yLS4LGNCKTo__IjOGvt1JmqRNbZeNSvlYI4ZCHv2D4VSntCoHTGaWxeNmp7agMvKFVpDWn-aAUo4-1.jpeg?fit=723%2C407&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0AQMCqJu3VSssH5rCOHOFl0e9-3gp2m6RaNhUaWvfp-OBGdS4Flv3yLS4LGNCKTo__IjOGvt1JmqRNbZeNSvlYI4ZCHv2D4VSntCoHTGaWxeNmp7agMvKFVpDWn-aAUo4-1.jpeg?resize=723%2C407&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A digitally rendered UFO hovering above a busy highway in Washington State, with trees in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-412034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0AQMCqJu3VSssH5rCOHOFl0e9-3gp2m6RaNhUaWvfp-OBGdS4Flv3yLS4LGNCKTo__IjOGvt1JmqRNbZeNSvlYI4ZCHv2D4VSntCoHTGaWxeNmp7agMvKFVpDWn-aAUo4-1.jpeg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0AQMCqJu3VSssH5rCOHOFl0e9-3gp2m6RaNhUaWvfp-OBGdS4Flv3yLS4LGNCKTo__IjOGvt1JmqRNbZeNSvlYI4ZCHv2D4VSntCoHTGaWxeNmp7agMvKFVpDWn-aAUo4-1.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0AQMCqJu3VSssH5rCOHOFl0e9-3gp2m6RaNhUaWvfp-OBGdS4Flv3yLS4LGNCKTo__IjOGvt1JmqRNbZeNSvlYI4ZCHv2D4VSntCoHTGaWxeNmp7agMvKFVpDWn-aAUo4-1.jpeg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0AQMCqJu3VSssH5rCOHOFl0e9-3gp2m6RaNhUaWvfp-OBGdS4Flv3yLS4LGNCKTo__IjOGvt1JmqRNbZeNSvlYI4ZCHv2D4VSntCoHTGaWxeNmp7agMvKFVpDWn-aAUo4-1.jpeg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0AQMCqJu3VSssH5rCOHOFl0e9-3gp2m6RaNhUaWvfp-OBGdS4Flv3yLS4LGNCKTo__IjOGvt1JmqRNbZeNSvlYI4ZCHv2D4VSntCoHTGaWxeNmp7agMvKFVpDWn-aAUo4-1.jpeg?w=1277&amp;ssl=1 1277w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From The <a href=\"https:\/\/cliffmass.blogspot.com\/2025\/11\/washington-is-ufo-capital-of-us-is-it.html\">Cliff Mass Weather Blog<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cliffmass?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">Cliff Mass<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-jetpack-videopress jetpack-videopress-player\" style=\"\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jetpack-videopress-player__wrapper\"> <div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='723' height='403' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/sQqiJCFf?cover=1&amp;autoPlay=1&amp;controls=1&amp;loop=1&amp;muted=0&amp;persistVolume=1&amp;playsinline=1&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;useAverageColor=1&amp;hd=0' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1739540970'><\/script><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A series of reports have come out recently demonstrating that Washington State is NUMBER ONE in the number of reports per person of UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"710\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"412011\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=412011\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0Screenshot-2025-11-02-at-5.25.31-PM.png?fit=736%2C1062&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"736,1062\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0Screenshot 2025-11-02 at 5.25.31 PM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0Screenshot-2025-11-02-at-5.25.31-PM.png?fit=710%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0Screenshot-2025-11-02-at-5.25.31-PM.png?resize=710%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A digital illustration of a UFO hovering above the Seattle skyline, featuring the Space Needle and various tall buildings at twilight.\" class=\"wp-image-412011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0Screenshot-2025-11-02-at-5.25.31-PM.png?resize=710%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 710w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0Screenshot-2025-11-02-at-5.25.31-PM.png?resize=208%2C300&amp;ssl=1 208w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0Screenshot-2025-11-02-at-5.25.31-PM.png?w=736&amp;ssl=1 736w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below is the data.&nbsp; During the past year, there was one sighting for every 1021 people in Washington.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In contrast, in Louisiana UFOs are observed less than a third as often, something perhaps explained by the greater interest in Mardi Gras, alligators, and spicy gumbo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"551\" data-attachment-id=\"412013\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=412013\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-125.png?fit=1484%2C1130&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1484,1130\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-125.png?fit=723%2C551&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-125.png?resize=723%2C551&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A table displaying the number of UFO sightings per person in various U.S. states, highlighting Washington State with the highest number of sightings at 1 for every 1021 people.\" class=\"wp-image-412013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-125.png?resize=1024%2C780&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-125.png?resize=300%2C228&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-125.png?resize=768%2C585&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-125.png?resize=1200%2C914&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-125.png?w=1484&amp;ssl=1 1484w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Certain Washington (and Oregon) locations are favored for extraterritorial visitation, particularly east of the Cascade Crest and over the Olympics (see below, darker green indicates more events),\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"264\" height=\"284\" data-attachment-id=\"412016\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=412016\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-127.png?fit=264%2C284&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"264,284\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-127.png?fit=264%2C284&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-127.png?resize=264%2C284&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Map of Washington and Oregon showing varying shades of green to indicate locations with different frequencies of UFO sightings.\" class=\"wp-image-412016\" style=\"width:312px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"378\" height=\"102\" data-attachment-id=\"412017\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=412017\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-128.png?fit=378%2C102&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"378,102\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-128.png?fit=378%2C102&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-128.png?resize=378%2C102&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A color gradient bar illustrating data points, with divisions marked at 40, 80, 120, and 160.\" class=\"wp-image-412017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-128.png?w=378&amp;ssl=1 378w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-128.png?resize=300%2C81&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are three reasons why Washington State could have more UFO sighting reports:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;(1)&nbsp; UFOs really are more frequent here.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps extraterrestrials like our salmon or are interested in Boeing. Perhaps they think Washingtonians are particularly interesting.&nbsp; &nbsp;I would doubt it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;<strong>Washington State has a mental health issue.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some political commentators might agree with this.&nbsp; Perhaps folks in this state are so worried about the future of the world and the current administration that they yearn for intergalactic intervention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>(3) Our meteorology often produces features in the sky that look like UFOs.&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the one I would put my money on.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>It all started here.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did you know that the UFO craze started HERE in 1947, when a pilot of a small plane (Kennith Arnold), flying between Chehalis and Yakima, spotted a group of &#8220;saucer-like&#8221; objects over Mount Rainier?<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"942\" data-attachment-id=\"412019\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=412019\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-129.png?fit=634%2C942&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"634,942\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-129.png?fit=634%2C942&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-129.png?resize=634%2C942&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Cover of a comic book titled 'UFO Flying Saucers' featuring several flying saucers in the sky and two men in a confrontation under the saucers, near a car.\" class=\"wp-image-412019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-129.png?w=634&amp;ssl=1 634w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-129.png?resize=202%2C300&amp;ssl=1 202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A faculty member in my department analyzed the situation and demonstrated that Arnold actually saw lenticular clouds forced by Mount Rainier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"764\" data-attachment-id=\"412020\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=412020\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-130.png?fit=1102%2C1164&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1102,1164\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-130.png?fit=723%2C764&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-130.png?resize=723%2C764&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Aerial view of a snow-capped mountain with a lenticular cloud formation in the sky, showcasing the unique meteorological features of the area.\" class=\"wp-image-412020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-130.png?resize=969%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 969w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-130.png?resize=284%2C300&amp;ssl=1 284w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-130.png?resize=768%2C811&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-130.png?w=1102&amp;ssl=1 1102w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Such clouds form when relatively moist air is forced over a mountain barrier and then oscillates up and down, with upward motion producing the lens-shaped cloud (see schematic below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"317\" data-attachment-id=\"412022\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=412022\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-131.png?fit=1522%2C668&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1522,668\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-131.png?fit=723%2C317&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-131.png?resize=723%2C317&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Schematic showing air motion and the formation of lens-shaped clouds, depicting how moist air flows over a mountain barrier.\" class=\"wp-image-412022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-131.png?resize=1024%2C449&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-131.png?resize=300%2C132&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-131.png?resize=768%2C337&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-131.png?resize=1200%2C527&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-131.png?w=1522&amp;ssl=1 1522w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-131.png?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As an aside, during a presidential debate on October 20, 2017, presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich admitted to seeing a UFO while staying at actress Shirley Maclaine&#8217;s home near&#8230;&#8230;. Mount Rainier.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"536\" height=\"826\" data-attachment-id=\"412024\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=412024\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-133.png?fit=536%2C826&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"536,826\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-133.png?fit=536%2C826&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-133.png?resize=536%2C826&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Representative Dennis Kucinich speaking during an interview on 'Meet the Press'.\" class=\"wp-image-412024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-133.png?w=536&amp;ssl=1 536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-133.png?resize=195%2C300&amp;ssl=1 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dennis Kuckinch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Pacific Northwest, and particularly Washington State, is probably the best place in the US to see lenticular\/mountain wave clouds.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can see them here on many, many days&#8211;either by viewing the sky or on satellite imagery.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Why so frequent here?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have big mountain barriers of sufficient height.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>We have strong winds approaching the mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have air that is sufficiently moist to produce clouds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cloud like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"210\" data-attachment-id=\"412026\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=412026\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-134.png?fit=3022%2C876&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3022,876\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-134.png?fit=723%2C210&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-134.png?resize=723%2C210&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A panoramic view of a mountain landscape under a partly cloudy sky featuring lenticular clouds, with evergreen trees in the foreground.\" class=\"wp-image-412026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-134.png?resize=1024%2C297&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-134.png?resize=300%2C87&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-134.png?resize=768%2C223&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-134.png?resize=1536%2C445&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-134.png?resize=2048%2C594&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-134.png?resize=1200%2C348&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-134.png?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-134.png?w=2169&amp;ssl=1 2169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or this<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"582\" data-attachment-id=\"412028\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=412028\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-136.png?fit=1042%2C838&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1042,838\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-136.png?fit=723%2C582&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-136.png?resize=723%2C582&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A scenic view of Mount Adams with lenticular clouds in the sky, surrounded by a forest and an open field.\" class=\"wp-image-412028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-136.png?resize=1024%2C824&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-136.png?resize=300%2C241&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-136.png?resize=768%2C618&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-136.png?w=1042&amp;ssl=1 1042w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or this<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"582\" data-attachment-id=\"412030\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=412030\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-137.png?fit=1042%2C838&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1042,838\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-137.png?fit=723%2C582&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-137.png?resize=723%2C582&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A satellite image showing a mix of cloud cover and land in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, highlighting potential lenticular cloud formations.\" class=\"wp-image-412030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-137.png?resize=1024%2C824&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-137.png?resize=300%2C241&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-137.png?resize=768%2C618&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-137.png?w=1042&amp;ssl=1 1042w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So consider the meteorological explanation of our first rank in UFO sightings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or if you prefer:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"995\" data-attachment-id=\"412032\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=412032\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-139.png?fit=740%2C1018&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"740,1018\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-139.png?fit=723%2C995&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-139.png?resize=723%2C995&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A flying saucer hovering in the sky with a sign reading 'Washington State or Bust' hanging from it, against a backdrop of clouds.\" class=\"wp-image-412032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-139.png?w=740&amp;ssl=1 740w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-139.png?resize=218%2C300&amp;ssl=1 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A series of reports have come out recently demonstrating that Washington State is NUMBER ONE in the number of reports per person of UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":412034,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"Discover why Washington State tops the U.S. in UFO sightings, exploring cultural and 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March Cold Over the Western U.S. and Northern Plains","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"05\/04\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"This past March brought record cold to a vast swath of the U.S., including the West Coast and the northern Plains.\u00a0","rel":"","context":"In \"Record cold\"","block_context":{"text":"Record cold","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=record-cold"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/00EVVXMMGXWVPVRPQHEASHSRJLAA.webp?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/00EVVXMMGXWVPVRPQHEASHSRJLAA.webp?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/00EVVXMMGXWVPVRPQHEASHSRJLAA.webp?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, 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Misinformation made worse by the willing repetition by click-hungry media. 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NOT a Drought?","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"14\/04\/2026","format":false,"excerpt":"\"There was little evidence of drought over our region based on impacts, and such impacts are required to call a situation a drought.\"","rel":"","context":"In \"drought\"","block_context":{"text":"drought","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=drought"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0-Drought-1.jpg?fit=784%2C1168&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0-Drought-1.jpg?fit=784%2C1168&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0-Drought-1.jpg?fit=784%2C1168&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0-Drought-1.jpg?fit=784%2C1168&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":228921,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=228921","url_meta":{"origin":412008,"position":4},"title":"The Great Wildfire Mystery and The Latest (Dry) Forecast","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"13\/11\/2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Wildfire acreage has been low even though the summer has been warm and dry for most of the\u00a0region.","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-459.png?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-459.png?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-459.png?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-459.png?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-459.png?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":268401,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=268401","url_meta":{"origin":412008,"position":5},"title":"Wild Weather News Spreads Like\u00a0Wildfire","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"19\/07\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"World Weather Attribution and its alarming report were trumpeted by Time magazine, touted by the NOAA website Climate.gov , and featured by CBS News, CNBC, Scientific American, CNN, the Washington Post, USAToday, and the New York Times, among others.","rel":"","context":"In \"Climate change\"","block_context":{"text":"Climate change","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=climate-change"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/OIG-38.jpeg?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/OIG-38.jpeg?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/OIG-38.jpeg?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/OIG-38.jpeg?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/121246920"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=412008"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412008\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":412039,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412008\/revisions\/412039"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/412034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=412008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=412008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=412008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}