As California grapples with the spread of wildfires and severe drought, the threat of flooding may seem like an unlikely cause for concern. However, a new study warns that the state could be hit by a ...

Many Californians fear the “Big One,” but it might not be what you think. It’s not an earthquake. And it isn’t the mega drought. It’s actually the exact opposite. A megaflood. A new study by Science ...

New research suggests climate change increases the likelihood of a massive California "megaflood," akin to the Great Flood of 1862. That disaster, brought on by more than 40 days of constant rain, led ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A "1,000-year" rain event in Death Valley National Park left cars buried in mud and debris recently. New research shows that the ...

Worse than the 1906 earthquake. Worse than eight Hurricane Katrinas. Worse than every wildfire in California history, combined. The world’s first trillion-dollar natural disaster. A wintertime ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Imagine the entire Mediterranean Sea disappeared, leaving behind an empty, sun-baked salt plain stretching from Spain to the ...

Researchers identified geological features that point to a single massive flooding event that refilled the Mediterranean Sea 5.33 million years ago Reading time 3 minutes Millions of years ago, the ...

Imagine a flood so massive it reshaped entire landscapes. That’s what happened with the megaflood during the Ice Age, known as the Missoula Floods. Huge glacial lakes in North America suddenly burst, ...