Beavers and river restoration boost resilience to drought, conservationists say - The National Trust has created a more ...

In dry seasons, restored floodplains can be wildlife preserves. But they also can be soccer fields, golf courses, even farm fields for annual crops like tomatoes or melons.

Swiss moors and floodplains are in a poor state. Researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape ...

N ear a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo sat a temporary pond, doomed to dry up eventually. Inside swam a ...

Efforts to make room for rivers to spread out on floodplains hold promise as a solution to capture and store water — and to help struggling fish and ecosystems.

The Mitchell City Council in June approved an agreement with HDR Engineering to review and update FEMA’s mapping of the Firesteel Creek floodplain model within and just west of Lake Mitchell. HDR will ...

Worsening issues for millions of Americans living in floodplains 02:56. An estimated 40 million Americans live in floodplains, facing a risk of catastrophic flooding that puts them and their homes ...

During droughts, floodplains offer critical water and shelter for wildlife when nearby areas dry out. A natural floodplain provides multiple benefits, even when there’s not extreme weather. Features ...

We also need to activate them with water, as dry floodplains do not serve an ecological function. Proponents of the Tuolumne River Voluntary Agreement claim it’s based on science, ...

Many schools are built in floodplains, leaving the buildings vulnerable to inundation particularly as climate change enhances flood risks across New England.

DENVER — With a strong spring storm on the way, experts are worried about localized flooding, especially for people who live near floodplains. "It's gonna be an interesting, exciting event ...

A Centre for Science and Environment report has said that 63% of Delhi’s wetlands and waterbodies in the Yamuna floodplain are dry. Wetlands reduce pollution levels, improve groundwater tables ...