Large rivers don't start large at all but are the result of much smaller tributaries, creeks, and streams combining, just as tiny capillaries in your body merge to form larger blood-carrying arteries...
Category: Groundwater
What is a Flash Flood Warning: The Relevance of Flash Flood Warnings
Flash Floods can happen with little time to escape even though there are two types of alerts for flash floods issued by the National Weather Service, one is a flash flood watch which means that...
In 2005, New Orleans made international news when Hurricane Katrina breached its levees. Much of the city lies 10 feet (3 meters) below sea level. What is a River Levee? A river levee is an...
One word can explain why any river exists on Earth—gravity. You've heard that "water seeks its own level," but really water is seeking the center of the Earth, just like everything else. In...
Under the streets, roads, and right-aways through most cities of America lies thousands of miles of pipeline, an amazing maze of different-sized pipes that feed the cities and towns fresh drinking...
Saltwater degrades large areas by killing less salt-tolerant species and leaving behind “ghost forests,” or wetland areas with only standing dead trees. Over time, saltwater intrusion along with...