The devastating flooding in Texas Hill Country has shocked and scared the nation, with Americans from coast to coast waiting for news from ongoing rescue efforts. Dozens of people have died – ...

Firemen escort flood victims in Baldwin Hills in the aftermath of the Baldwin Hills Dam disaster. They wade through the street using a safety rope. Photo dated: Dec. 15, 1963. Photography by Joe ...

One hundred years ago, a catastrophic flood carrying enormous boulders swept through part of Dolgarrog village, north Wales, destroying several homes, a bridge and the local chapel. Ten adults and six ...

A century after a dam burst in Dolgarrog, killing 16 people, the Welsh village still lives with the legacy that reshaped UK ...

Dams are important. In California, they generate 15% of our energy. They also provide storage for much of our drinking and ...

Some dangers hide in plain sight — what looks like a peaceful lake or a simple hole in the ground can, in reality, be a dam. These man-made barriers hold back massive amounts of water, and when they ...

Ukraine's army has destroyed part of a major Russian dam, in a huge blow for Putin's army. Drone strikes damaged the dam at ...

In October 2005 the eyes of the country were on Taunton as a dam threatened to give way. Here's what it was like from the people who lived through it.