New research reveals that the highest tsunamis in history were caused by sudden landslides, not earthquakes, leaving ...

South Africa declared a national disaster Sunday after floods killed at least 30 people, damaged thousands of homes, and ...

Alarming video has prompted renewed calls for intervention as a destructive pest continues to ravage Australia’s waterways.

MADISON, Wis. - Rutgers head coach Steve Pikiell didn't notice a lot of differences between the University of Wisconsin team ...

Thailand's construction industry is facing intense scrutiny after several deadly accidents. A crane fell onto a moving ...

The Vajont Dam disaster was one of the deadliest engineering failures in modern history. Engineers were warned repeatedly that the mountain above the reservoir was unstable, yet construction continued ...

Europe’s tallest dam was considered a triumph of modern engineering. When a mountainside collapsed into its reservoir, the dam remained standing—but the water did not. A massive surge overtopped the ...

Unlike tailings dams, Sigma stores its waste in piles. However, auditors warned that a collapse could cause impacts similar to the disasters in Brumadinho and Mariana. In a statement sent to Folha, ...

Don Ellis overlooked the Teton River as he watched a wall of water break through the newly-completed Teton Dam. It was 11:55 ...

An aerial view of the wreckage of a train that crashed when a construction crane collapsed in Thailand's Nakhon Ratchasima ...

Decades of water depletion, dam building and repression of scientists and environmentalists have driven Iran toward ...