Washington State Faces a Week of Major Infrastructure, Environmental, and Emergency Challenges

Rivers flood, roads swamped as rain pounds western Washington

https://komonews.com/news/local/flooding-western-washington-storm-weather-forecast-warning-watches-river-levels-heavy-rain-atmospheric-river-emergency-activation-center

Washington state under emergency as torrential rain triggers floods, mudslides and evacuations

https://apnews.com/article/flooding-evacuation-washington-rivers-historic-rain-28344ef2f138633444ab247b91c4e4f4

Ferguson declares state of emergency in response to flooding, activates National Guard

https://komonews.com/news/local/gov-ferguson-declares-state-of-emergency-in-response-to-flooding-activates-natl-guard-evacuation-safety-shelter-roads-commute-update-information-government-flood-river

Washington’s last coal power plant will transition to natural gas

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/12/09/washingtons-last-coal-power-plant-will-transition-to-natural-gas/

Nine Alaska seismic stations to go dark in January, slowing West Coast tsunami alerts

https://www.kuow.org/stories/tsunami-alert-stations-to-go-dark-in-january