2025 Environmental Recap: Floods, Fires, Quakes, and Restoration Efforts in the Pacific Northwest
In 2025, the Pacific Northwest grappled with extreme weather and natural hazards that tested communities across Snohomish County and beyond. Below are the highlights of our environmental coverage for 2025. Record-breaking flooding in Washington: Rescues, Federal Emergency, and infrastructure damage In December of 2025, historic flooding struck Western Washington, with Snohomish County seeing dozens of […]
Hundreds of earthquakes swarm Mt. Rainier but eruption not imminent, seismologists say
MOUNT RAINIER—A total of 895 earthquakes have shaken the ground beneath Washington’s highest mountain since the beginning of July, according to the United States Geological Survey, but the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network said it’s nothing to worry about. The “earthquake swarm” began on July 8, at approximately 1:30 a.m., and continues through Wednesday, July 23. […]
