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 […]
Flooding update: rescues, federal emergency, and a second coming
WASHINGTON STATE—Dozens of people were rescued in Snohomish County, from Wednesday through Thursday, due to the state, and federally, declared “emergency” flooding that swept the region, with more storms and more flooding ahead. Meteorologists working with the National Weather Service (NWS) issued weather alerts for Washington residents on Wednesday, December 10, due to, what they […]
