Many American communities, including Everson, are struggling to catch up as climate change intensifies flood risk. Federal rainfall mapping for Washington state, which underlies decisions about infrastructure and flood risk, dates to 1973. In Whatcom County, where Everson is, Federal Emergency Management Agency data suggests nearly 5,900 properties are in areas of special flood hazard, […]
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