Researchers using advanced hydraulic modeling and LiDAR elevation data have found that blaming beaver dams for large-scale flood damage lacks scientific support, challenging a legal and policy ...

NPR's Short Wave team talks about the surprising benefits of small talk, more humane ways to kill lobsters, and an ancient flood that may have helped create the Grand Canyon.

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Wednesday said it cannot yet adopt a science-based approach to flood control planning as suggested by lawmakers, citing the need to first complete ...

More than 100 people have died in devastating flash floods in Kerr County, Texas. But what caused this extreme weather, and will events like this get more common? When you purchase through links on ...

The Texas Water Development Board is soliciting ideas for research projects related to flooding in Texas. The deadline to submit the five-question online form is 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31. The proposals ...

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Extreme and more frequent flooding and related calamities (e.g. landslides and mudslides) are some of the most dire immediate impacts of the anthropogenic (human-caused) global climate crisis in ...