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  Northwest floods offer sneak peek of hotter climate's toll

  “The science is clear that floods are going to become larger and more frequent in the future,” Washington State Climatologist Guillaume Mauger said.

  • John Ryan
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  Catastrophic flooding threatens thousands in Skagit County

  As many as 78,000 people have been urged to evacuate from flood zones in Washington’s Skagit River Valley. Officials expect the river to crest in Mount Vernon around 4 am tomorrow morning.

  • Casey Martin
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  Western Washington faces 'catastrophic' flooding as two atmospheric rivers dump heavy rain

  Western Washington braced for what the National Weather Service in Seattle called “catastrophic” conditions Wednesday as an atmospheric river drenched the state.

  • Noel Gasca
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  Snohomish planners reflect on flood safety in wake of Texas tragedy

  The high death toll from the July 4 flood in Kerr County, Texas, has prompted questions about flood preparation across the country. Western Washington is one of the most flood-prone regions in the United States, according to the National Weather Service. To find out about preparations in Snohomish County, KUOW’s Paige Browning spoke to Emergency Management Director Lucia Schmit and Surface Water Management Director Gregg Farris.

  • John O'Brien
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  Snow or no? Northwest’s water outlook gets murky with federal cuts

  Agencies that keep tabs on Northwest rivers and snowpack have been shedding scientists under the Trump administration.

  • John Ryan
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  As Kenya's flood toll rises, Human Rights Watch says officials must step up efforts

  Human Rights Watch accuses Kenyan authorities of not responding adequately to ongoing floods that have killed more than 170 people since the start of the rainy season.

  • The Associated Press

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