The southern Appalachians have had a long history of destructive flash floods, including 2024's Helene disaster.

One hundred years ago, a catastrophic flood carrying enormous boulders swept through part of Dolgarrog village, north Wales, ...

A drone image of the Blue Earth River upstream towards the Rapidan Dam in October of 2024. It shows the magnitude of impact following the release of sediment into the stream following the partial ...

This weekend the community will remember its dead on the 100th anniversary of the tragedy. Three academics have warned it could happen again ...

POST FALLS, Idaho — A crane accident at the North Channel Dam in Post Falls on Tuesday raised initial concerns about potential flooding, prompting a flash flood alert for the area. However, ...

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The Blue Earth River is very different from what it has been for more than a century. In late June last year the Rapidan Dam suffered a catastrophic failure when floodwaters tore around the west end ...

Two former workers of the Rapidan Dam with 23 years of combined experience say last month’s partial failure was not just an act of God, insisting instead that the breach could have been prevented. “It ...

A century after a dam burst in Dolgarrog, killing 16 people, the Welsh village still lives with the legacy that reshaped UK ...

Dams are important. In California, they generate 15% of our energy. They also provide storage for much of our drinking and ...

National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists are urging North Carolina residents in Rutherford County downstream of the Lake Lure Dam to evacuate immediately as the dam is at risk of imminent failure ...