Today, there are over 30,000 dams in the world. Most of them are created according to standard projects and are designed to ...

"In this case, the energy released by the glacier flood was equivalent to the output of the world's largest nuclear power plant running at full capacity for 22 days," explains Aslak Grinsted.

More than £40m has been announced to protect thousands of homes and businesses in Somerset. Ministers confirmed the Bridgwater tidal barrier will benefit from £43m funding. The barrier, set to be ...

Scientists have, for the first time, observed a massive glacial lake outburst in East Greenland, releasing over 3,000 billion ...

Most countries failed to submit national emissions plans to the United Nations, suggesting that the global framework for ...

The funding is part of a £2.65bn announcement of investment in flood defences across the UK ... and the low-lying areas. "This is the biggest tidal barrier in the south west by quite a long ...