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* Flooding persists in Pennsylvania, other states * Swollen Susquehanna River crests in city of Wilkes-Barre [More]

Irene may not have lived up to expectations where the cameras were, but its impact is still being felt farther inland, where the real damage was. A report from the floods. Despite numerous predictions to the contrary, Hurricane Irene didn't blow North Carolina's Outer Banks to pieces or push a deadly storm surge through the streets of Baltimore.

IBM is testing a new system that--using just weather patterns and detailed maps--can accurately predict 100 hours of future river behavior. It's four days before a major flash flood will hit your local river

As the U.S. slowly abandons its dams, more and more pilot programs pop up for deriving power from tides and river currents.

On 13,000 acres in Wyoming’s North Platte River Valley, The Lodge & Spa at Brush Creek Ranch, a new getaway spot for outdoor-lovers, opens on June 16. The expansive property accommodates everything from big game hunting, horseback riding, shooting and archery, simulated golf, a spa, and a library.

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My hometown lies on a sandbar, squarely in the floodplain of the Upper Mississippi River. Winona (Minnesota) benefited from its position along the river, rapidly growing to wealth as a steamboat port and lumber town. The second railroad bridge across the Mississippi was built there, and in 1900, Winona had more millionaires per capita than any other town in the country.

May 12 (Reuters) - Heavy flooding in the U.S. Midwest continued to shutOhio River terminals, limited barge movements and threatened to disrupt [More]

In a new story for tablet app The Atavist, writer David Wolman explores just how important social media really was to the Egyptian uprising. Here's an early look. In March 2008, a young would-be civil engineer named Ahmed Maher created a Facebook page called April 6 Youth with a woman named Issra Abdel-Fattah

A year ago, an unidentified computer intruder tried to penetrate the Lower Colorado River Authority's power generation network with 4,800 high-speed log-in attempts that originated at an Internet address in China, according to a grid official's confidential memo that was leaked to the media. And that was probably just an amateur's work, says David Bonvillain, vice president of Accuvant LABS, a cybersecurity consulting firm based in Hanover, Md

On the banks of the Rio Grande where the river has carved steep canyons through the mountains of the Chihuahuan Desert, Chef Francois Maeder is whipping up white chocolate mousse.

On April 1, Anthology opened Wildman Wilderness Lodge in the Australian Mary River wetlands, located about halfway between Darwin and Kakadu. Inspired by the owner’s African travels, the lodge has 15 cabins and 15 safari tents, five of which are designed for four-person families (from $215 to $285 per person, ...

The Dead Sea is a place of mystery: the lowest surface on Earth, the purported site of Sodom and Gomorrah, a supposed font of curative waters and, despite its name, a treasure trove of unusual microbial life.

Do genes make people evil? --Robert Schreib, Jr., Toms River, N.J.

Blair River, the 575-pound man who promoted Ariz. grill's unhealthy menu, dies after bout with flu