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Second levee fails in Washington, forcing more evacuations, as atmospheric river renews flood threat

A second levee failed just outside of Seattle as rivers once again surge from more atmospheric river-fueled rain, setting off deadly flooding in parts of western Washington. Precautionary evacuations were ordered for around 1,

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1 dead in Washington state flooding as levee breach prompts evacuations

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Levee breach triggers flash flood warning and evacuations south of Seattle

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Crews use sandbags to shore up levee breach near Seattle after failure prompts flood warning

Crews used sandbags to shore up an earthen levee south of Seattle on Monday after a small section of it failed following a week of heavy rains, prompting an evacuation order covering parts of three su...

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Flash Flood Warnings Follow Levee Breach in Washington State

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Evacuations ordered after Green River levee fails in Washington state

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Crews Work to Contain Green River Levee Breach Near Seattle

A levee about 10 miles south of Seattle failed on Monday, December 15, prompting evacuation alerts for residents in Tukwila, Renton, and Kent, Washington.Footage from the King County Sheriff’s Office’s Guardian One helicopter shows workers repairing the breach along the Green River in Tukwila on Monday.

Volunteers plant Bay Area’s first ‘living levee’ using treated wastewater

Volunteers were out bright and early Wednesday morning along the Harbor Marsh coastline in the Palo Alto Baylands, joining an effort to build a nature-based buffer designed to absorb storm surges and curb flooding amid climate change and sea-level rise that threaten shoreline communities.