A beaver-like dam at Wilde Brook on the Corve catchment in Shropshire.
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A new study shows that river barriers, similar to those built by beavers, can protect areas at risk of flooding by storing water upstream.
Cloud seeding can increase rainfall and reduce hail damage to crops, but its use is limited.
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Cloud seeding – spraying materials into clouds to increase precipitation – has been around for nearly 80 years. But only recently have scientists been able to measure how effective it really is.
The higher your vantage point, the more likely you’ll see more of the rainbow’s circle.
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Each rainbow is personal – the rainbow you see isn’t exactly the same rainbow the next person sees. It’s all in the eye of the beholder.
Tulare Lake is reemerging as flood water spreads across miles of California farmland.
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This year’s Sierra snowpack is looking a lot like 1983’s, and that was a year of flooding and mudslide disasters. A meteorologist explains what’s ahead.
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Last year was great for plant growth and river flows. But Australia is still on the brink of losing a slew of plant and animal species.
A flash flood in London in October 2019.
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A supercomputer spent six months projecting localised rainfall extremes decades into the future.
The UK had its first storm in a year last weekend.
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An expert explains why the UK’s winter has been relatively calm.
After colonial contact, indigenous Africans acquired horses and guns, and raided settlers as a means of resistance.
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Changes in southern African rock art reflect the mixing of groups of people after they came into contact with each other.
Heavy rain from a series of atmospheric rivers flooded large parts of California from late December 2022 into early January 2023.
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Urban infrastructure was designed to take stormwater out to the ocean quickly. Now, California needs that precious water.
A baptism ceremony in the Mbashe river in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province.
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Water is sacred in many religious traditions, holding power that can also be dangerous.
UK weather can often be on the damp side.
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On average, Sydney and Rome get more rain than London each year.
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The rain comes as coal demand surges and pressure mounts for the industry to wind back production to help tackle climate change.
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The findings have big implications for how Australians prepare for extreme weather events.
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Brush turkeys, bats, and cockroaches are crucial for the environment – including our gardens. Each have fascinating ways of coping in wet weather.
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The growing threat of flash flooding as a result of more intense rapid rain bursts means the city needs to update its flood defences.
A small rain tank could supply 15% of a household’s total annual water consumption on average across the UK.
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Extreme weather is set to dominate our future – can collecting rainwater reduce the threat posed by both drought and flooding?
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Worsening droughts and flooding likely threaten the future of cotton farming – by far the most important crop in the basin.
About a third of Pakistan flooded during the extreme monsoon in 2022, affecting an estimated 33 million people.
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A climate scientist explains the forces behind the summer’s extreme downpours and dangerous heat waves, and why new locations will be at risk in the coming year.
There are concerns about how safe rainwater is to drink.
Rainwater may be contaminated with chemicals and scientists are still uncertain about their effects.
Pickup trucks creep through flood waters in Richland, Miss., following a morning of torrential rains in August 2022.
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Flash flooding can happen in both urban and rural areas, with deadly results in either setting.