The Pacific Northwest Deals With Devastating Floods
Water from the Skagit River floods farms and homes near Lyman, Washington, on Dec. 11.
Photographer: Stephen Brashear/AP Photo
A week of relentless rain has created a disaster in the Pacific Northwest. It hasn’t just fallen in the valleys; high temperatures mean rain also fell in the mountains, decimating snowpack and sending river levels to record flood levels. Today’s newsletter gives you the latest on the unfolding disaster, including when the rains will finally die down.
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