The most common cause of dam failures is overtopping where the spillway cannot cope with floodwaters. Reservoir safety may also be challenged by rapid or sustained water level lowering during droughts ...

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It was a symbol of progress until it became a monument to tragedy. When the dam gave way, entire communities were wiped out in minutes, leaving behind a story of human error, arrogance, and loss.

The Trump administration cut a NOAA program that had tracked weather events that caused at least $1 billion in damage. A ...

There are some truly iconic starships in "Star Trek," but then there are also some that are memorable in a bad way.

Three women sift plastic nurdles from the sand on Sarakkuwa beach in Negombo, Sri Lanka. Credit: Nicholas Muller For the past four years, Asunta, Malkanti, and Chamari Randika have come each day to ...

Flawed engineering and inadequate testing contributed to the catastrophic implosion of a private submersible during a 2023 expedition to the Titanic wreckage, the US National Transportation Safety ...

A map created by AccuWeather highlights the regions of the U.S. that have seen major economic loss and damage in 2025 as a result of severe weather events. The outlet said that seven major weather ...