Flash floods are one of nature’s most unpredictable and dangerous phenomena. They can transform a peaceful, sunny day into a ...

Many people living in the Himalayas, Andes, Alps, Rocky Mountains, Iceland, and Alaska have experienced glacial lake outburst floods of one type or another.

Juneau, Alaska, has been hit by several flash floods in recent years from a glacial lake dammed by ice on an arm of Mendenhall Glacier ... this widespread and growing threat by developing early ...

Juneau, Alaska, has been hit by several flash floods in recent years from a glacial lake dammed by ice on an arm of Mendenhall Glacier ... this widespread and growing threat by developing early ...

The Canary Islands has now been blasted with snow after heavy rains sparked flash floods that swept through ... a typical subtropical landscape. Due to ice on the roads, all access routes to ...

Five of the past six years have witnessed the most rapid glacier retreat on record, according to new research by the World ...

Vast mountain glacial flows created in the ice age in the ... hazards like floods more extreme. Warming glacial lakes can easily break their banks, leading to catastrophic flash flooding.

As global temperatures rise, glaciers are melting, creating dangerous glacial lakes. These lakes pose risks to downstream ...

The category 2 cyclone is set to bring heavy rain, flash flooding ... which links to weather warnings. The Bureau of Meteorology’s latest warnings are available on its website and social ...

NASA's Earth Observing fleet continues to age gracefully. While several new missions have ... OCO-2 also maps vegetation fluorescence, which shows promise as a reliable early warning indicator of ...

Mount Spurr has shown increasing signs of activity. These are now at a level where an eruption is plausible. Nothing is ever guaranteed with Alaskan volcanoes: they can always ...

(CNN) — Intense thunderstorms sweeping through the Rio Grande Valley are unleashed flash floods across multiple counties in Texas late Thursday into Friday, with authorities warning residents to ...