Tara Owens, coastal processes and hazards specialist with the University of Hawai‘i Sea Grant program, said the intense flooding in South Maui results from a combination of a changing climate and ...

Every summer, people living near the Mendenhall River in Juneau, Alaska, keep a close eye on the water level. When the river level begins to rise rapidly, it’s a sign that Suicide Basin, a small ...

In May 2024, floodwaters submerged much of Porto Alegre. Brazil’s fourth-largest city lost bridges, hospitals, and months of economic output. Hundreds died. The images briefly commanded global ...

It is called the Valley of Lakes due to its numerous freshwater lakes formed by glacial activity and mountain hydrology, ...

In the biting cold of May 1906, Sir James Sadler, then Commissioner of the British East Africa Protectorate, sat at a desk ...

Like many of Charleston's tidal rivers, the Stono faces an uncertain future as sea levels rise and development booms. Can this new project help protect its banks?

Road salt isn’t going anywhere, but the approach to clearing roads in winter may be changing. The Lake Winnipesaukee Alliance ...

Following the last two years, the Lapworth Museum of Geology is proud to once again celebrate International Women's Day with six more figures and their substantial contributions to geology. This year, ...

Tehran woke up to something residents compared to the end of the world. On the night of March 7 to 8, 2026, the Israeli-US ...

Scientists detect less water flowing from the Black Sea to the Aegean, a change already affecting salinity and marine life.

According to the US Corps of Army Engineers, Lake Huron is expected to be four to seven inches below last year’s levels and 11 to 12 inches below its long-term average. The late ...

Nothing exposes the mediocrity of urban planning and maintenance in Kenya more starkly than the recurring flooding in Nairobi. How can a city at such high elevation flood?Yet every rainy season brings ...