On Memorial Day 1889, a storm pushed Pennsylvania’s South Fork Dam past the breaking point. What followed was one of the deadliest floods in U.S. history.

Inspections of any barrels touched by the flood began Thursday and will continue until each is carefully assessed, a process ...

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A natural landmark along Menoher Boulevard – an oak tree in which two bald eagles nested – was toppled by strong winds this week. But signs in the skies indicate both birds ...

THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD 1926 re-creates one of the greatest disasters of the late 19th Century in the USA. In May of 1889 over 2,000 people in Johnstown, Pennsylvania died as a result of the dam ...

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — Homelessness is on a continuous rise in Pennsylvania, according to the state’s Department of Community and Economic Development, but one organization is working to ...

CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — A bald eagle nest in Cambria County was destroyed when the tree it was in fell, officials said. The eagles had been nesting in an oak tree above Menoher Boulevard in ...

A "100-year flood" means a 1% chance of that level of flooding happening each year. Houston saw three 500-year flood events within three years from 2015 to 2017, including Hurricane Harvey.

Levees are built to control nature, but nature often wins, as it did during the Pájaro River flood. The consequences of its decisions can be deadly. The most horrific failure in recent memory ...

The Environment Agency said high tides overnight were expected to be higher than usual Flood warnings have been issued by the Environment Agency due to high tides expected in Kent and Sussex.