Abstract: Retaining walls play a crucial role in mitigating flood risks, particularly in riverine environments affected by extreme climatic events. This study evaluates the effectiveness of retaining ...

Pro Vice-Chancellor and Professor of Physical Geography, Bath Spa University; Swansea University People living on the low-lying shores of the Bristol Channel and Severn estuary began their day like ...

People living on the low-lying shores of the Bristol Channel and Severn estuary began their day like any other on January 30, 1607. The weather was calm. The sky was bright. Then, suddenly, the sea ...

Firefighters battled massive flames that took over a Sepulveda Basin flood control channel. Carney warns of the end of American hegemony: 'A rupture' What are ‘exploding trees’? The winter phenomenon ...

For half a century, a federal program has covered most at-risk properties. Now, a private company is pitching a plan to shrink the government’s role. By Scott Dance Reporting from Washington Flood ...

Spinal deformities such as scoliosis and kyphosis are among the most serious complications of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), a genetic disorder that affects about one in 3,000 people. These ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - Heavy rain Saturday morning led to flash flood warnings across a large stretch of Santa Barbara County and caused a debris flow that shut down Highway 101 near Goleta.

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - More rain returns Wednesday morning and peaks overnight between New Year's Eve and Day with thunderstorm chances and gusty winds. Flood watches are in effect Wednesday ...

MANVILLE, N.J.—Richard Onderko said he will never forget the terrifying Saturday morning back in 1971 when the water rose so swiftly at his childhood home here that he and his brother had to be ...

The thick, grassy greenbelt at Coyote Village in La Habra may not seem like much, but to residents who have suffered a homeowner’s nightmare for the past seven years, the turf marks the renewal of ...

The model, called SHARP, can reconstruct a photorealistic 3D scene from a single image in under a second. Here are some examples. Apple has published a study titled Sharp Monocular View Synthesis in ...