Esco Bell walked the length of Mount Vernon’s 1.7-mile floodwall just after midnight on Friday, watching the water creep up to the brim of the only barrier separating the surging Skagit River from the ...

As the planet gets hotter, sea levels will rise and coastal waters will warm, bringing more damaging rainstorms. Scientific modeling of these changes predicts a sea level rise of 1 inch per year, ...

An atmospheric river-fuelled storm is soaking Western Washington and other parts of the Pacific Northwest, bringing heavy rain and snowfall that’s resulted in flooding, road closures and emergency ...

Almost 90 areas across England are at risk of flooding as heavy rain batters the UK. The Environment Agency has issued 81 flood alerts and seven flood warnings on Monday (December 15) amid several Met ...

After days of storms throughout Christmas week, several Southern California communities are dealing with storm damage from the rain, high winds, flooding and mudslides. The National Weather Service ...

Dubai: Ras Al Khaimah’s Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Police, Brigadier Jamal Ahmed Al Tair, conducted field inspections of several vital areas and dams across the emirate following the recent weather ...

A state of emergency has been declared and tens of thousands of people have been ordered to leave their homes in Western Washington after historic rain left rivers at record levels across the state.

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Mutations in the NF1 gene lead to neurofibromatosis type 1, which often leads to bone abnormalities and spine deformity. Efforts to treat or even prevent the disease have been stymied by lack of ...