The Goa government has launched an ambitious initiative to revive and safeguard the state’s historic khazan lands—low-lying ...

Certain species of wildlife, their habitats and plants are being threatened by development, pollution and climate change in ...

As part of the study, 19 estuaries were identified as being at "high risk" from this phenomenon—which the researchers have termed "estuarine squeeze." Worryingly, the researchers argue ...

The court observed that protection of the floodplains aimed to secure the fundamental human right to a clean and healthy environment for Delhi residents. The Delhi High Court has refused to ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has repeatedly delayed releasing Harris County’s updated flood maps, leaving much of the existing floodplain information outdated. Real estate listings do ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Dr Sally Little, an estuarine ecologist at Nottingham Trent University, said we now "risk losing some of them completely". Researchers say findings also show the opportunity to recreate the ...

Kellen Spillman, the borough community planning director, said his department has spent a decade working on the floodplain updates, which culminated in the Assembly’s adoption of the first ...

Rivers are bursting their banks and spreading over floodplains, leaving many areas on flood watch. And now, this emergency is heading south. The unfolding disaster shows just how vulnerable rural ...

Current regulations in Hamilton County allow essentially unlimited building in a flood plain if it is raised to an elevation at least one foot above the flood zone elevation. The “flood plain” ...

The researchers introduced a new conceptual model called the Offshore Controlled Estuarine and Aquifer Nexus (OCEAN) framework, that highlights how offshore features like steep underwater slopes ...