In mountain ranges around the world, glaciers are melting as global temperatures rise. Europe’s Alps and Pyrenees lost 40 per ...

When Duke Energy opened four floodgates at Cowans Ford Dam last fall, it made headlines. On that September day, water surged ...

can set off a chain reaction that bursts out of the ice as a full-fledged flood. Thawing mountain permafrost can also trigger floods. This permanently frozen mass of rock, ice and soil has been a ...

A strong offshore low-pressure system is expected to bring severe weather to parts of Oregon and Washington Wednesday, with ...

A sudden surge of water from one cave to another, perhaps triggered by the rapid drainage of a surface pond, can set off a chain reaction that bursts out of the ice as a full-fledged flood. Thawing ...

That’s exactly what happened after Helene. With rainwater pouring into the system from the storm’s aftermath, Duke Energy had ...

A glacial lake outburst flood in the Himalayas in October 2023 damaged more than 30 bridges and destroyed a 200-foot-high (60-meter) hydropower plant. Residents had little warning. By the time the ...

The Flood of 1936 set records after a snowy winter ... Highs in the 40s and 50s produced a dramatic mountain snow melt prompting former Gov. Styles Bridges to call it "the worst disaster ever ...

Since reading the August 22, 2023, VTDigger headline “Efficiency Vermont announces $36 million to help homeowners, renters, ...

With avalanches burying workers in February, heatwaves scorching cities in March, and cyclones defying seasonal norms, India ...