The great flood of December 1870 ... “It will be anything but what has been done at the national level,” Zanchini says. “In the recent past, the Ministry of Environment and other departments ...

The Flood Insurance Rate Maps used by FEMA are ... (FEMA did not respond to a request by National Geographic for an interview.) FIRM’s shortfalls date to their creation in the 1960s, prompted ...

Deep in the heart of Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Selah Abong’o froze ... If the legendary creature does exist, it would likely reside in Lake Tele, a remote body of water cocooned by virgin ...

Women play in the red waters of what remains of Lake Urmia. Photograph by Newsha Tavakolian, National Geographic What ... of Lake Urmia and Utah’s Great Salt Lake—which are close in size ...

A new study based on two decades of data shows what happens in an ocean ecosystem without great white sharks. Great white sharks, like this one pictured in 2014, were once common residents in the ...

As the lake dries out, its salinity increases. The warm water’s high salt concentration makes what’s left of the lake a prime breeding ground for Dunaliella algae, which can turn the water ...

Great Salt Plains State Park manages five camping areas ... Restrooms accommodate wheelchairs. The small lake near the Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge headquarters has an easy-access fishing pier ...

BALTIMORE (AP) — Flooding in rural western Maryland forced the evacuation of an elementary school Tuesday afternoon as water began to breach the second floor, according to local officials.

The National Weather Service reported widespread flash flooding in the area Tuesday afternoon. “We are closely monitoring the flood conditions that are present across Western Maryland due to heavy ...

Heavy D explores how the Great Salt Lake’s quicksand can swallow everything in its path. Explosion at health facility shakes Palm Springs, residents instructed to stay away ‘Eddington ...