Andrew Van Dam writes the Department of Data column each week for The Washington Post. He has covered economics and wrangled data and graphics for The Post and the Wall Street Journal. He got his ...

The state of Wisconsin has been experiencing a rapid increase in dam failures in recent years, according to a new report. On Thursday, the Wisconsin Policy Form published a report which found that ...

Twice a year, hundreds of visitors flock to Clinton for an opportunity to walk across the top of the Wachusett Dam and gaze over the Wachusett Reservoir. Visitors seeking to make the final trek ...

What Is a Dental Dam? A dental dam is a square, stretchy sheet made from latex or polyurethane plastic. It blocks the body fluids that can spread sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Most people ...

Several Queensland councils have to upgrade major dam spillways to prepare for rare ultra-extreme weather events. They say the multi-million-dollar cost will impact basic services and other ...

Four-star forward Aniya Trent has committed to Virginia Tech. The 6-foot-2 prospect from Springboro, Ohio, chose Virginia Tech over Clemson, Washington and Penn State. Her decision comes after a ...

Thailand’s government has issued a flood warning to 11 central provinces, including Bangkok, as a major dam located along the Chao Phraya River prepares to release water. The dam located in ...

California’s enormous Klamath Dam removal project, the likes of which has never been seen on Earth, is now complete — and “ahead of schedule and on budget,” no less. “This is a ...

BANGKOK – A flood warning has been issued to Bangkok and 10 provinces in the Central Region amid increased release of water from the Chao Phraya Dam. Mr Chaiyawat Junthirapong, director-general ...

The 1,200 MW Punatsangchhu-I Hydropower Project is going ahead with the construction of the dam with essential stabilisation measures for the right bank slide. After 11 years of deliberation and more ...