Clear-cutting forests doesn’t just raise flood risk — it can supercharge it. UBC researchers found that in certain watersheds ...

A study puts the spotlight on Texas as the leading U.S. state by far for flood-related deaths, with more than 1,000 of them ...

For each gage, flood size for 11 return intervals ranging from 1.01 to 200 years was calculated using the methodology set out in USGS bulletin 17b. These gage locations were used to defined sub-basins ...

Clear-cutting can make catastrophic floods 18 times more frequent with effects lasting more than 40 years, according to a new UBC study.

A flood victim carries damaged furniture through water outside her home in St. Amant, La., last month. Photo: jonathan bachman/Reuters On the 11th day of the eighth month, the floodgates of the ...

Straighter, smoother streams flow more violently than those that meander due to a reduction in friction. Areas with steeper ...

There has been a record-high number of flash flood warnings issued in the U.S. this year, which can be linked to climate ...

The question arises, can a Texas-like disaster occur here in California? The Bay Area's rain and snow season, October to April, does bring flooding but rarely on the level that occurred in Texas. But ...

SUTTON, Vt. (AP) — Communities in rural parts of Vermont on Friday woke up once again to damaged homes and washed-out roads ...