Especially in the Midwest, climate change presents a growing threat to the nation’s nearly 92,000 dams, many more than 100 years old, as heavy rainfall, flooding and other forms of extreme ...

Rushing waters from the Blue Earth River have already left a trail of debris and destruction on the edges of a southern Minnesota dam that partially failed last week, but officials acknowledged ...

WASHINGTON — Just when it looked like President Joe Biden was starting to unite congressional Democrats around his embattled reelection bid, the dam has cracked. A drip-drip of calls from party ...

Residents in eastern Wisconsin were returning to their homes Saturday after a dam failed Friday, causing major flooding in the Green Bay area. Manawa Police Chief Jason Severson announced in a ...

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, Jim and Birte ...

To contribute, click here. As we all watched news video of Rapidan Dam being rendered inoperable by recent torrential rains, we were left wondering: "So what should we do now?" Much of the news ...

THIS WAS THE MOMENT, DECADES IN THE MAKING. THE FIRST OF 14 PLANNED EXPLOSIONS TO DEMOLISH A 117 YEAR OLD DAM ON THE MARNE RIVER. WELL, IT WAS ACTUALLY KIND OF SMALL BECAUSE THIS ACTUALLY WAS IN ...

ELIZABETH, Pa. (KDKA) - A controlled explosion that happened Wednesday evening after multiple delays was the first step in removing a dam in Elizabeth. The high wind created challenges for crews.

Residents along portions of Wisconsin’s Little Wolf River were allowed to return home Friday, after authorities said the Manawa Dam was “compromised and has major damage,” prompting them to ...

Rapidan Dam’s partial failure sent an estimated 11.6 million cubic yards of sediment downstream. Experts are worried about its ecological impacts and say it could take years to fully understand ...

PEOPLE IN A WAUPACA COUNTY CITY RETURNING HOME TONIGHT AFTER AN EVACUATION FOR FLOODING. THE DAM HOLDING BACK THE LITTLE WOLF RIVER BREACHED TODAY AFTER HEAVY RAIN. STREET FLOODING TRAPPED SOME ...