Washington lawmakers expected wind-exposed trees to fall and hurt people, but decided the environmental benefits were worth the risk, Assistant Attorney General Joshua Schaer told the state Supreme ...

Recent wind events have wreaked havoc on timber stands across much of Idaho and the Pacific Northwest. Saturated soils ...

The National Weather Service in Seattle issued a High Wind Warning for large portions of Western Washington, with forecasters warning of damaging winds, falling trees and possible power outages.

Wind is coming to the Puget Sound region late Wednesday, strong enough to down trees and cause power outages. “The strongest winds will be in the Cascade foothills region with gusts of 50 to 60 mph ...

Destructive winds during storms and cyclones often cause tree failures, especially through uprooting and stem breakage. However, how trees respond to wind under various forest configurations and ...

Washington state is feeling the impacts of an overnight windstorm while simultaneously juggling the ongoing fallout of devastating flooding in the region. Puget Sound-area power companies reported ...

FRONT OF THEM. IT’S JUST LIKE IT WAS DANCING AROUND OUT HERE AND JUST WIPING OUT TREES. AFTER DECADES OF WORKING IN AGRICULTURE, DARRYL CORDOVA HAS COME TO EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED. WE DIDN’T EXPECT ...

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Puget Sound Energy and other Washington utilities reported power outages Wednesday as strong wind downed trees and power ...

Ask anyone who was in the Charleston area following Hurricane Hugo and they'll likely say they remember the smell of pine, the sound of chain saws and the dramatic loss of trees. "I had quite a bit of ...

From community solar farms to co-owned wind turbines, eco-inventors are coming up with new ways to bring renewable power into our homes. Now, micro wind turbines designed to look like trees are ...

On Wednesday at 4:26 a.m. an updated high wind warning was released by the NWS Seattle WA valid between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. The ...