Five places saw extremely rare 1,000-year flood events, often a season’s-worth of rain in a single day. Like an unhinged seesaw, this summer’s rainfall has teetered between too much and too ...

A new interactive map shows how parts of Washington state could be submerged underwater as sea levels rise due to climate change. Washington's extensive coastal regions, which stretch around 157 ...

The Washington Cascades provide a natural laboratory for observing interactions between climate, tectonics and topography. Although isolated volcanoes in the mountain range are part of an active ...

ELKO, Nev. (AP) - Parts of northeast Nevada have now received a whole year’s worth of precipitation just half way through the annual water season. The National Weather Service said Thursday that ...

Washington state’s annual assessment of the water safety at public marine beach areas is in — and there’s good news for most of the 59 beaches sampled during the 2022 season. The Beach ...

Nick Bond, another Washington climatologist, said the forecast through the rest of March will see more precipitation for the western part of the state but not to the east where it is most needed.

The Washington State Tree Fruit Association estimated the statewide crop of fresh apples in 40-pound boxes is 134 million. That's 29% more than in 2022, with just 104 million boxes harvested. Stay ...

This measure would have also decreased funding for investments in transportation, clean air, renewable energy, conservation, and emissions reduction, according to the Washington Office of the ...

Catonsville’s 84.56 inches bests the previous Maryland annual precipitation record of 78.32 inches. The old high mark was recorded in 1903 in a northern Maryland location known as Bachman’s ...

Washington's drought emergency now includes more counties amid rapid snowmelt and low spring precipitation, threatening farms and fish water supply.

However, the Association of Washington Cities, which represents nearly all 281 cities and towns across the state, says the 1% limit on annual property tax increases is to blame, not spending.