BHP lost its appeal to challenge a UK court ruling holding it liable for the 2015 Brazilian dam collapse. The disaster caused ...

LANSING, MI — The flooding was historic. But it could have been worse. Dam safety officials say Michigan came far closer to a broad dam disaster during this month’s historic flooding than the public ...

"The dams that are on the rise, Leeugamka at 97% and Gamkapoort at 98%," Deiner said. Elsewhere in the province, dam levels ...

In October 2005, Taunton, Massachusetts, faced a potential catastrophe when the Whittenton Pond Dam was on the verge of collapse. The crisis, which followed Hurricane Katrina, drew national attention ...

Just before midnight, the concrete began to fail. Then, without mercy, a 13-story wall of black water exploded into the valley below. Entire families were swept from their beds, crushed by debris, or ...

Houses are seen underwater in the flooded town of Oleshky, Ukraine, on June 10, 2023. The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam in southern Ukraine is swiftly evolving into long-term environmental ...

Michigan regulators have been cleared of liability in a 2020 dam failure that flooded communities, destroyed more than 100 homes and drained a popular summer lake ...

The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam was a fast-moving disaster that is swiftly evolving into a long-term environmental catastrophe affecting drinking water, food supplies and ecosystems reaching into ...

Today an engineer in Washington can be proud of doing a very good job. After noticing a crack and bowing in the structure, the engineer ordered the dam inspected and caught a problem before it ...

Lest everyone forget, the Rapidan Dam did not fail — much to the chagrin of the county commissioners. As a matter of fact, it was they who failed. Miserably. Did they express any responsibility or ...