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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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  The earthquake is coming. Is old Seattle worth saving?

  Seattle’s unreinforced brick buildings are a disaster waiting to happen — and the cash to fix them isn’t there.

  • Joshua McNichols
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  An earthquake could break Seattle into several 'islands'

  Given its geography, Seattle faces some unique challenges were it to face something similar to the magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck early Wednesday off Russia's coast. Such an event could break Seattle into several islands — not islands surrounded by water, but islands nonetheless.

  • Joshua McNichols
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  Woof! Hundreds more dogs from LA area need Seattle homes

  Seattle Humane is once again taking in dogs from the Los Angeles area, where the state is still battling devastating fires.

  • Katie Campbell
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  Seattle Humane is taking in pets from California. Here's how you can help

  Dozens of pets from California will be in need of homes here in Seattle next week.

  • Katie Campbell
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  Multiple false alarms warning of a dam failure have Carnation residents on edge

  If the Tolt River Dam failed, it would be catastrophic for the roughly 2000 people that live in Carnation. Fortunately, the city has an alarm system that would alert residents of a dam failure so they could evacuate. Unfortunately, residents have unexpectedly and pointlessly heard that sound eight times in the last four years.

  • Hans Anderson