At Dangerous Kentucky Dams, Locals Aren’t Prepared For Disaster

At Dangerous Kentucky Dams, Locals Aren’t Prepared For Disaster

The Loch Mary Reservoir holds enough water to fill about 715 Olympic-sized swimming pools. All that stands between that wall of water and Annette Rudolph’s Earlington, Kentucky neighborhood is a 95-year-old earthen dam, deteriorating and seeping water Rudolph, 70, has...
This AI-Generated Map could Help Us Prevent Floods in the Future

This AI-Generated Map could Help Us Prevent Floods in the Future

A new global map of freshwater hydrography may be the most accurate ever made—so precise scientists could use it to predict future flooding events around the world. The map, called MERIT Hydro, uses complex computer algorithms to determine the shape of millions of...
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