Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The private owner of a dam in Wahiawa that city officials warned could fail and endanger North Shore residents amid a deluge on ...

What would happen if the Hoover Dam failed? While a catastrophic collapse remains extremely unlikely, the real danger facing ...

Buck's Pond was reduced to mud this week after its privately owned dam failed, destroying the gravel road over the 94-year-old dam structure. The dam burst around 8 p.m. Monday, sending all of the ...

The number of dams in the United States at risk of overtopping is increasing, threatening their structural integrity and downstream communities, according to new research from the FAMU-FSU College of ...

Merton officials declared a Level 2 emergency at Millpond Dam due to a sinkhole affecting the retaining wall. Bark Lake upstream is flooded, and its blocked outlet could cause a downstream surge once ...

Thousands of residents across northern Oahu were ordered to evacuate on March 20, 2026, after severe flash floods overwhelmed drainage systems and pushed an aging dam toward failure. The crisis forced ...

Consumers Energy told regulators an underwater inspection may require temporarily halting Manistee River flow, prompting ...

The dam connecting Pennesseewassee Lake to Pennesseewassee Stream was repaired after engineers found it at risk of catastrophic failure during high-water events, such as spring runoff. The damage was ...

MIDLAND, MI – A bench trial examining Michigan’s role in the catastrophic 2020 Edenville and Sanford dam failures begins Monday, giving thousands of flood victims their day in court more than five ...