Death Valley National Park closed indefintely by flooding
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Death Valley National Park has been closed indefinitely because of heavy flooding in the Mojave Desert that killed at least two people and washed away stretches of road.
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The aftermath of flooding in Carlisle leaves schools closed, operations cancelled and many still evacuated.
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By Yomi S. Wronge, MEDIA NEWS  The state's second-longest river will be brought back to life after 60 years of being drained dry for Central Valley agriculture, under a settlement filed Wednesday in federal court.
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FERNLEY, Nev., Jan. 5 -- A ruptured levee sent a frigid "wall of water" from a rain-swollen canal into this high desert town Saturday, flooding hundreds of homes and forcing the rescue of dozens of people by helicopter and boat.
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It has been fenced in, clogged with leaves, overrun with visitors and even used as a dog bath. Now the Princess Diana memorial fountain is to close again to replace surrounding grass that has become sodden with splashing water, park officials said Tuesday.
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Although it has been  almost a month since fires swept through Griffith Park in Los  Angeles, officials still are not permitting film and television  shoots as crews continue to clean up the damage. In fact, the  park is closed for shooting indefinitely.
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Â· Torrential rains claim The Field's celebrated bridgeÂ· Country hit by flash floods, landslips and closed roads
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Floods unleashed by torrential rain have killed at least 118 people and left 86 missing in southwest China. Authorities yesterday called in thousands of army and navy personnel to help after five days of continual
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GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK - Scientists flooded the Grand Canyon yesterday to restore beaches and save fish and plants that have been disappearing since sediment-free water began flowing from a dam 40 years ago.
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Scientists flooded the Grand Canyon on Sunday to restore beaches and save fish and plants that have been disappearing since sediment-free water began flowing from a man-made dam 40 years ago.
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DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif.  - The power is back on in Death Valley National Park, hit hard by fierce storms last night that killed at least two people.
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Thousands of people in Britain were left stranded in villages and towns Monday during the worst flooding in 60 years, which Prime Minister Gordon Brown linked to climate change.
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By Jim Johnson, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Sep. 25--When the Petersens' well ran dry in June, the family dealt with the lack of water the best they could.   The Prunedale residents spent hundreds of dollars for thousands of gallons of water to be trucked to their home.
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A severe landslide has nearly obliterated one of Russia's most noted natural wonders, the Valley of Geysers, officials and environmental activists said Monday.
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A levee broke on an irrigation canal over the weekend, soaking Fernley, Nev., as larger storm systems battered the West Coast and were blamed for at least three deaths.
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By The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Dec. 16--Missouri should aggressively pursue compensation from Ameren Corp. for the reservoir collapse last December that flooded beautiful Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park.   Attorney General Jay Nixon's recent lawsuit against the St.
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Years of drought along the Colorado River have created a harsh reality for the booming Las Vegas Valley: The metropolitan area will not be able to grow in the decades ahead without new sources of potable water.