Nearly untouched by development and around the corner from an old-growth forest, this pristine lake is the perfect getaway ...

Glacial lakes are common in the Himalayas, as this satellite view shows. Some are dammed by glaciers, other by moraines. Photo: NASA In August 2023, residents of Juneau, Alaska, watched as the ...

Set beside Lake Tahoe's crystal waters, this California mountain park offers easy trails, old-growth forests, and untouched ...

A $9.8 million dam at Hope Mills Lake was completed earlier this year, and the town began refilling the lake in June. The remnants of Tropical Storm Fay finished the job, but residents say the lake is ...

A new study analyzing a lake formed by a glacier surge in the Karakoram Mountains has revealed how satellite images can be used to monitor the potential for lake drainage hazards. New research has ...

GENEVA (AP) — A small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing through the debris, and the level of a newly created lake that raised worries ...

New research has tracked the evolution of a glacier lake dammed by a surge using satellite images, to help better understand its life cycle and the hazard it presents to nearby communities. During ...