The Skagit, and rivers like it, used to flow as a series of braided waterways, said Greg Hood, an ecologist for the Skagit River System Cooperative. When they overflowed, water rushed into floodplains along their banks and stayed there.

Tampering with river basins and destroying ecosystems.
Unmitigated Burning of fossil fuels .
Intensive animal agriculture.

We had the fu** around phase.
Now we are in the finding out phase.

#climatechaos
#flood

seattletimes.com/seattle-news/…

‘GO NOW’ ordered for all of Skagit floodplain ahead of historic flood

The flood is predicted to crest at Mount Vernon at levels never before recorded, topping the city's floodwall.

^{The Seattle Times}