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For Honolulu, Rising Seas Deliver Flood Risks Three Ways

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The biggest source of flooding linked to sea-level rise for Hawaii’s capital city comes not from the sea itself. It comes from underground.

Flood Study, With Fresh Approach, Measures Downside of Pavement

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Using statistical methods borrowed from economics, a new study estimates the effect of hard surfaces on high waters.

Building Bigger Walls in San Francisco Bay to Hold Back Rising Waters

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Spurred by a recent change in federal flood zone maps and a desire to prepare for rising seas, Foster City is in the process of raising its levees.

Hidden Flood Risk for San Francisco Bay Area Communities Lurks Underground

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Flooding linked to rising groundwater levels is a neglected consequence of rising seas. Bigger walls won't keep it out.

Historic Missouri River Flood Damages Water Infrastructure

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Sewage spills, pollution risks, and reduced capacity at drinking water plants.

In Nepal, Deadly Landslide Has Calmer Second Act

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Dammed by the landslide, the Sun Koshi River breaks free. Image…

Himalayas Strike Again: Deadly Landslide in Nepal

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Sun Koshi River is blocked, 156 people are dead, and 10 percent…

Uttarakhand Flood Disaster Made Worse By Existing Hydropower Projects, Expert Commission Says

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Report calls for new Himalayan development policy; stirs political battle in New Delhi.

Warnings — They Are So Easy To Ignore

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An American landslide as a global metaphor. Photo © Keith…

The Stream, April 23: Looming Storms Threaten Communities Along the Great Lakes

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Looming storms are keeping communities along the Great Lakes…

The Stream, April 19: Drought-hit Midwest Pummeled by Rains

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Drought Relief Farm fields across the Midwestern United States…

The Stream, January 30: After Cyclone, Water Supplies Tight in Brisbane

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Storms spawned by Tropical Cyclone Oswald created "record turbidity…