Restraining rivers through stop banks and channels transfers and heightens flood risks downstream. Allowing them to roam free ...

The National Weather Service's second spring flood outlook of the season, released Thursday, states that "in general, all forecast locations in the Missouri and James River basins are below ...

NORTH SIOUX CITY — BNSF Railway announced Saturday that crews will begin working overnight shifts to replace the bridge over the Big Sioux River between North Sioux City and Sioux City starting ...

The NWS says to expect, "Minor flooding caused by an ice jam is occurring." "Water will spread into low-lying areas along the river near the ice jam," comments the NWS. "Be aware of your ...

Last September, torrential rains swept across West and Central Africa, causing devastating floods. Maiduguri, capital of the ...

The atmosphere now has the highest carbon dioxide levels in the last 800,000 years – and global heat records have toppled yet ...

Ice jams occur when ice moving down the river is blocked, raising water levels behind the jam and causing flooding risk. Schlag said the conditions this year are similar to those of 2009 when very ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The Brisbane River has burst its banks, spilling across footpaths, but it failed to reach the minor flood level in the inner city at ...

The Yangtze River Simulator, developed by the team of Xia Jun, a hydrologist at Wuhan University, China, is a tool for monitoring, simulation and analysis of flood control, power generation and ...

Almost four in 10 Gambians (38%) say that drought has become more severe in their area over the past 10 years, and 37% say the same about flooding ... making life in the Gambia worse.

Then a powerful atmospheric river is expected to arrive early Wednesday ... Officials said they expect to issue a flood watch alert from 6 p.m. Wednesday to 6 p.m. Thursday.

A pedestrian stays dry Wednesday in Santa Ana. This week will bring more precipitation across Southern California, forecasters say. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) ...