Monti Aguirre, Latin America Director of International Rivers In a world reeling from crisis—climate upheaval, collapsing ecosystems, poisoned waters, growing authoritarianism—there are still places ...

Mari Luz Canaquiri Murayari has won the Goldman Environmental Prize for her part in the campaign to grant Peru’s Marañón ...

Brazil should not explore oil reserves in the Amazon region, because of the dangerous impact on local communities, Indigenous ...

The Mississippi River is considered the most endangered in the U.S. due to uncertainty over the Federal Emergency Management ...

Rangers at the country’s oldest national park plan to open major roadways and entrances to the site starting Friday as part of its spring reopening for its annual 4 million visitors.

According to the latest theory, the Mediterranean Sea may have been formed by the largest flood in history. Over 5 million years ago, water from the Atlantic Ocean is believed to have broken through ...

The basin features the Amazon River, the most voluminous river globally in terms of discharge and the world’s second-longest river after the Nile. This river system includes over 1,100 tributaries, ...

River gauges detected rivers in major flood stage in 19 locations, according to a flood inundation map from the National Water Center. Moderate flooding was detected in 58 locations, and minor ...

The Nile is famous for being the longest river in the world; however, it is outranked by another for its extraordinary water flow. Nestled in the northern portion of South America is the Amazon River.

Frank Mandolini, 43, was arrested on Friday after an Amazon delivery driver called 911 to report that "while making a delivery a female whispered 'help me' to him," according to an Indian River ...

Sampling site of the specimen of Potamotrygon scobina parasitised by Vandellia sp., in Xingu River, Pará State, Brazil (02°53’37.18” S; 051°56’15.87” W). The specimens were collected under permit ...

The Ohio River is forecast to crest at 60 feet ... a "water inundation" tool to forecast where flooding will occur on a map. Here is a look at our major rivers and their forecast flooding.