Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.

Western Washington faces increased wildfire threats following a notably dry May, with rainfall at Seattle-Tacoma Airport ...

A single earthquake could cause the Pacific Northwest’s coastline to drop by as much as 6.5 feet in minutes permanently ...

A new study from researchers at Virginia Tech says that there is an increased risk of flooding and tsunamis in the Pacific ...

Combined with rising seas caused by climate change, that could create long-term flooding problems for coastal areas in northern California, Washington and Oregon ... slightly outpacing climate-driven ...

The map uses an ... vulnerable to sea level rise by the year 2050 if current pollution control scenarios continue. (Courtesy Climate Central) John D. MacArthur Beach State Park adjacent to ...

Multiple major US cities could be mostly underwater in just 75 years, a startling new study predicts. The researchers estimate 6.2ft of sea level rise by the year 2100.

Edit: Two percentages reflecting sea level rise probability were updated. HANSVILLE -- Concrete bulkheads bracket the shoreline of waterfront homes in Hansville like backyard fencing on any other ...

There’s suddenly so much money moving in Washington state: With the Climate Commitment ... at the federal level, with the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, there ...

The rising earth beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet will likely become a major factor in future sea level rise ... State University, the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Columbia University ...

As sea levels rise, nothing along the coastline is safe. Not even parking lots. Or bathrooms. Eventually, the rising tide will consume more than just sand. Two professors from Cal State University ...