2025年12月,由于推迟修复和气候影响、引发疏散和突出系统基础设施风险,华盛顿的一个堤梯失败。 A Washington levee failed in December 2025 due to deferred repairs and climate impacts, triggering evacuations and highlighting systemic infrastructure risks.

2025年12月,华盛顿Tukwila附近一个2.2英里长的levee在多年的推迟修缮和联邦资金停滞后失败。 A 2.2-mile levee near Tukwila, Washington, failed in December 2025 after years of deferred repairs and stalled federal funding. Desimone levee在来自大气河流的暴风雨中被冲破,引发疏散。 Weakened by 2020 floods and repeated seepage, the Desimone levee breached during a storm surge from atmospheric rivers, triggering evacuations. 尽管此前有一项联邦协议,要求支付80%的修理费用,但美国陆军工兵团在1月撤回了支持,从而停止了进展。 Despite a prior federal agreement to cover 80% of repair costs, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers withdrew support in January, halting progress. 专家警告说,由于气候变化、快速发展和零散监督,华盛顿西部各地老龄化、资金不足的梯子越来越容易受到伤害,引起人们对未来失败的关切。 Experts warn aging, underfunded levees across Western Washington are increasingly vulnerable due to climate change, rapid development, and fragmented oversight, raising concerns about future failures.