Expanding Alaska Glacial Lakes Increasing Risk of Destructive Floods March 13, 2026 Every summer, people living near the Mendenhall River in Juneau, Alaska, keep a close eye on the water level. When...
San Diego Approves $6M Settlement With Insurers for Flood Damage February 26, 2026 The city of San Diego is paying $6 million to a group of insurers to compensate them for paying claims...
High Winds Battered Water-Logged Northwest, Cutting Power to Half-A-Million December 19, 2025 By Gene Johnson High winds toppled trees and power lines across parts of Washington state and Idaho this week, killing one adult and...
Pacific Northwest Gets Brief Break Before Storms Return Thursday December 17, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan and Anna Edgerton Rain will ease Wednesday across the Pacific Northwest after floods and winds left at least 600,000 without power, forced hundreds...
Washington Commissioner Issues Letter to Insurers Outlining Post-Flood Expectations December 16, 2025 Washington Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer issued guidance for flood survivors and the insurance companies and adjusters handling their claims following...
Pacific Northwest Braces for Even More Flooding Rain This Week December 15, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan Washington and the Pacific Northwest are facing multiple rounds of torrential downpours this week, raising flood risks in the region...
Washington Faces Historic Floods That Have Washed Away Homes, Stranded Families December 12, 2025 By Cedar Attanasio and Claire Rush Days of torrential rain in Washington state caused historic floods that have stranded families on rooftops, washed over bridges and...
Zillow Deleting Home Climate Risk Scores Reveals Limits of Flood, Fire Data December 10, 2025 By Eric Roston When Zillow Group Inc. removed climate risk scores from its home listings last month, following a complaint from the real...
Magnitude-7.0 Earthquake Hit Remote Area Along Alaska-Canada Border December 8, 2025 A powerful, magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck in a remote area near the border between Alaska and the Canadian territory of Yukon...
Atmospheric River to Flood Pacific Northwest Through Week December 8, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan A massive Pacific storm called an atmospheric river will sweep off the ocean into the Pacific Northwest starting Monday, bringing...