When Tropical Storm Helene brought massive rainfall to western North Carolina, it highlighted just how dangerous dam failures can be. As the storm closed in on North Carolina Rutherford County ...

Upper Peninsula dam’s condition and regulatory trajectory “mirror” the failures that preceded the 2020 disaster, agency warns ...

TULOUMNE COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) -- A dam just west of Yosemite is holding steady. Earlier this afternoon, authorities warned it's likely it would fail. It did cause flooding in Tuolumne County. On ...

The number of dams in the United States at risk of overtopping is increasing, "threatening their structural integrity and downstream communities," according to a new study from Florida. About 250,000 ...

Water that had been rising steadily for days turned suddenly violent when a key flood barrier along the Green River failed, sending a fast-moving surge into low-lying neighborhoods and industrial ...

BLUE EARTH COUNTY, Minn. (WREX) — In southern Minnesota, the gradual damage happening to the structure of the Rapidan Dam has become one of the most popular viewed videos on social media. The dam, ...

In February 2017, a section of the Oroville Dam spillway shattered under intense water pressure, setting off a chain reaction ...

Wisconsin is seeing more frequent dam failures in another sign that the storms blowing through the state are growing stronger. Wisconsin recorded 34 dam failures from 2000 through 2023, the ...

The Rapidan Dam in Minnesota is in a precarious state after recent flooding of the Blue Earth River, prompting officials to warn Monday that it is in "imminent failure condition." The Blue Earth ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rican officials rushed to evacuate tens of thousands of people downstream of a failing dam and said they could not reach more than half the towns in the U.S.

Across the nation, dams are deteriorating while the storms pounding against them grow stronger and more frequent. The result: A growing number of disasters and an unacceptable level of flood risk for ...