The Philippines is a nation shaped—geographically, historically, economically, and existentially—by water. It is an ...

Its rivers descend toward Pakistan in the east and Iran in the west, feeding the Kunar-Kabul-Indus and Helmand-Hamun basins.

West Virginia's governor says the search for a trapped worker inside a flooded coal mine remains a rescue operation ...

Oregon faces flood risks due to wildfires' burn scars, affecting soil absorption and increasing debris flow, with several ...

The most common cause of dam failures is overtopping where the spillway cannot cope with floodwaters. Reservoir safety may also be challenged by rapid or sustained water level lowering during droughts ...

What you need to know: Governor Newsom signed an executive order doubling down on California’s commitment to fire prevention by expanding the state’s use of beneficial fire — also known as prescribed ...

Flood risk information and updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps are now available for review in Sabine County. The updated maps were conceived with help from local, state and FEMA officials. Significant ...

Qu Jiuhui (left), a scientist at the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and an academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering receives the 2024 Nobel ...

ABSTRACT: The Republic of Guinea experiences a tropical climate marked by a dry season influenced by the Harmattan winds and a rainy season driven by the West African monsoon, with a mean annual ...

It's an almost universally accepted truth that walking in well-lit areas is safer. But Aaron Chalfin, associate professor of criminology in Penn's School of Arts & Sciences; John MacDonald, ...

This Safety Guide provides specific recommendations on protection against internal and external hazards in the operation of nuclear power plants. It provides new or updated recommendations derived ...