How Long Droughts Make Flooding Worse
Parched ground is less likely to absorb water and increases the risk of dangerous flash floods. But there are ways to mitigate these conditions. ..
Parched ground is less likely to absorb water and increases the risk of dangerous flash floods. But there are ways to mitigate these conditions. ..
Mountaintop removal destroyed Appalachia's land. Then came the floodwaters. ..
A long history of constraining the river through levees has led to massive land loss in its delta. Can people engineer a way out? ..
Robots will venture into the sunless depths of lunar craters to find ancient water ice, while studies find hints about how water arrives on rocky worlds. ..
Rising temperatures and an unprecedented drought pose a grave and growing peril to the river and its ecosystems. ..
Remote sensing systems can struggle to spot high waters, especially in stormy weather or at night. Synthetic aperture radar offers a shot in the dark. ..
Glaciers offer unparalleled insight into the world’s climate. But as they melt, the data they offer is less useful—and more dangerous to collect. ..
New research shows that dry weather is coming on more quickly than before, with little advance warning. It could devastate farmers. ..
Scientists have finally found Antarctica’s missing groundwater, which will help them predict ice flows on the continent. ..
If water levels in reservoirs around the region get much lower, the dams they feed into will no longer be able to produce energy. ..