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Washington Home Insurance Costs Likely to Climb in 2026 | Insurify

Homeowners in Washington pay much less for insurance than the national average, according to Insurify data, but experts expect premiums to rise slightly this year. The average yearly home insurance premium in Washington State was $1,533 by the end of 2025, according to Insurify’s 2026 Insuring the American

Planet trapped record heat in 2025: UN

Planet trapped record heat in 2025: UN

The amount of heat trapped by the Earth reached record levels in 2025, with the consequences of such warming feared to last for thousands of years, the UN warned Monday. The 11 hottest years ever recorded were all between 2015 and 2025, the United Nations' WMO weather and climate

Torrential rains in Kenya kill 81 in March: officials

Torrential rains in Kenya kill 81 in March: officials

Torrential storms that have triggered flash floods in Kenya have killed at least 81 people this month, authorities said Sunday, as rain continued to pound much of the country. In the country's hard-hit west, residents waded through flood waters with their belongings on their heads and evacuated

Records shattered as US heatwave moves eastward

Records shattered as US heatwave moves eastward

A record-breaking heatwave afflicting the western half of the United States moved eastward Saturday toward the center of the country, bringing unseasonably warm temperatures to places that were at freezing or below just a week prior. Dozens of cities from California to Colorado recorded their highest temperatures ever for

Conservationists sue the FS to stop Cooke City deforestation project on the border of Yellowstone National Park | Mike Garrity (copy)

The Cooke City area of Montana has one of the healthiest whitebark pine forests in the region. Yet now, the Forest Service wants to apply an unscientific method of logging across more than 2,000 acres of these whitebark pine forests on the northeastern border of Yellowstone National Park. Whitebark

Record-breaking heat wave grips western US

Record-breaking heat wave grips western US

A record early heat wave striking the west of the United States on Friday is a one-in-500-years type event and all but certainly the result of human-caused climate change, experts say. The heat has been toppling records this week and was set to continue into the

'Blow Over Warning' issued for US-89, roads near Browning

'Blow Over Warning' issued for US-89, roads near Browning

BROWNING, Mont. – “Blow Over Warnings” were issued by Montana 511 for US-89 from Browning to Great Falls, as well as for most roads around Browning. Montana 511 issued the alerts on Friday at 8 a.m. Severe driving conditions and high winds prompted the warning.