"The river just evolved." Drone footage reveals unexpected changes in major river after dam failure: 'It looks like we're on ...

On March 14, 1928, the L.A. Times and national news outlets announced the first reports of the St. Francis Dam collapse.

In the 2000s, staff at the Colorado River District raised alarm bells that the Ritschard Dam — which was constructed in the ...

Larson described what happened at the Rapidan Dam as an “avulsive failure.” The Blue Earth River went around the Rapidan Dam and cut through soft sediments, instead of causing the collapse by going ...

The destruction of a large Ukrainian dam across the Dnipro River in 2023 did more than flood Ukrainian villages. It also triggered a “toxic time bomb” of environmental harm, according to a new  study.

The failure of the Rapidan Dam in June opened up new research opportunities for local geologists and researchers. Such opportunities are important in light of the increasing dangers presented by ...

DiNapoli. “Dam failures are rare in New York, and we want to keep it that way,” DiNapoli said in a press release. “The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation can take steps ...

The owners of hundreds of high-risk dams across the state either don’t have an emergency plan in the event of a failure or a plan long overdue for an update, according to an audit by the state ...

The state Department of Environmental Conservation should improve oversight and enforcement of compliance with the state’s dam safety regulations to guard against potential costly and life-threatening ...