China called the Banqiao Dam strong enough for a 10,000-year flood. Then Super Typhoon Nina hit in 1975, the dam burst, and ...

Before a plan like this can be carried out, scientists will need improved data to create a more accurate projection of what ...

The collapse of the Teton Dam spilled 80 billion gallons of water into eastern Idaho, killing 11 people and 13,000 head of livestock. Many people were made homeless by the disaster and tens of ...

Mining giant BHP loses bid to appeal over deadly dam collapse that caused country’s worst environmental disaster - The Fundao dam was jointly owned and operated by BHP and Vale's Samarco joint venture ...

Michigan regulators have been cleared of liability in a 2020 dam failure that flooded communities, destroyed more than 100 homes and drained a popular summer lake.

Families on the North Shore of Oahu woke up before dawn Friday to emergency alerts on their phones telling them to leave their homes immediately. By mid-morning, more than 138,000 people were under ...

Muddy floodwaters from severe rains inundated streets, pushed homes off their foundations, swallowed vehicles and prompted evacuation orders for thousands of residents in towns north of Honolulu on ...

If a key ocean current collapses it could plunge northern Europe into a big freeze. Now researchers are weighing up a drastic ...