Flood
When a Glacial Dam Burst, an Alaskan Town Was Hit With a Sudden Flood
From Alaska to Peru and the Himalayas, glacial lakes are suddenly breaking free and causing deaths and millions of dollars in damages
As Hurricanes Bear Down and Get Stronger, Can a $34 Billion Plan Save Texas?
A massive project prompted by the wildly destructive Hurricane Ike offers a solutions-based preview of our climate future
Is Venice's Controversial Entry Fee Working?
Officials introduced the day-tripper fee to fight overtourism in the historic city, but critics aren't convinced it's helping
Galveston’s Texas-Size Plan to Stop the Next Big Storm
In the wake of Hurricane Ike, engineers have been crafting a $34 billion plan to protect the city. Will it work when the next disaster arrives?
Hibernating Bumblebee Queens Can Survive Underwater for Up to a Week, Study Finds
Researchers discovered the insects’ unexpected superpower during an accidental laboratory snafu
Climate Activists Stage Protest in Front of Botticelli's 'Birth of Venus'
Two men taped images of flooding in Tuscany to the Renaissance painting's protective glass
California Hammered by Heavy Rains, Mudslides in Devastating Atmospheric River Storms
Some areas received as much as 13 to 15 inches of rain over a five-day period as storms felled trees, destroyed homes and killed nine people
Six Big Ways Climate Change Could Impact the United States by 2100
Climate change is expected to affect all parts of the country in the coming decades, threatening everything from our food supply to our coastlines
Octopus DNA Reveals Clues to When the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Last Collapsed
Understanding the ice sheet's past could help researchers shed light on its future melting
Hurricane Idalia Hits Florida Amid Projected 'Above-Normal' Storm Season
The hurricane is the strongest to strike the state’s Big Bend area in about 125 years
Two Buildings Collapse, Others Damaged in Record-Setting Glacial Floods in Alaska
Floodwaters discharged from a basin behind Mendenhall Glacier at about 25,000 cubic feet per second, shocking meteorologists
UNESCO Recommends Adding Venice to List of World Heritage in Danger
Throngs of tourists and rising water levels are threatening to overwhelm the historic city
Rainstorm Floods Exhibition Featuring Picasso, Matisse and More
New York's Hamptons Fine Arts Fair was battered by a summer storm, prompting an evacuation as water soaked the floors
California's Long-Dry Tulare Lake Has Returned
Record-breaking snowpack and storms have flooded hundreds of acres of agricultural land in the state's San Joaquin Valley
El Niño Has Arrived
The natural climate pattern usually increases global temperatures and could lead to record-breaking heat
Italy Raises Museum Prices to Help Fund Flood Relief
Recent storms damaged museum collections and turned some cultural institutions into shelters
New York City Is Sinking Under the Weight of Its Skyscrapers, Study Finds
As the city, and others like it, slowly subsides, it becomes more vulnerable to flooding driven by climate change
The Next Five Years Will Almost Certainly Be the Warmest on Record, U.N. Says
Earth is likely to pass 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming over pre-industrial levels, a key climate threshold, by 2027, according to a new report
Ski Resorts in the Western U.S. Will Stay Open Into the Spring and Summer
Slopes in California, Utah and Colorado are extending their seasons after record-breaking snowfall
How 'Daylighting' Buried Waterways Is Revitalizing Cities Across America
Urban centers are exhuming creeks and streams once covered up to control floodwater—and bringing life back in the process
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