https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/el-ni-o-could-put-washington-s-coastal-towns-in-hot-waterContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/el-ni-o-could-put-washington-s-coastal-towns-in-hot-waterhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/el-ni-o-could-put-washington-s-coastal-towns-in-hot-water#u100426Sun, 04 Oct 2026 23:00:27 +0000Washington coastal communities are preparing for severe flooding expected between November and January as potentially record-breaking El Nino conditions coincide with king tides. The city of Stanwood is completing emergency repairs to a dike on Puget Sound to block high tides. On the Olympic Peninsula, the Quinault Indian Nation is relocating residents from four low-lying homes in Taholah to modular housing on higher ground this autumn to avoid rising seas and tsunamis.Why it mattersEl Nino events can disrupt marine ecosystems and human infrastructure across the Pacific. In Washington, these c