Water & Oceans

Now journalists can explore the ocean deeps with Google Earth's newest tool.

A decades-old controversy continues to hound the issue of fluoridated drinking water, which is consumed by a little over half of the US population.

A rainstorm can do far worse than dampen your mood.

The next 6 weeks or so will see the peak of the hurricane season along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers adopted new internal guidelines on Oct. 31, 2001, to standardize management of wetlands mitigation projects.

Flood maps for riparian areas and coastal zones are in need of significant improvement, according to a new National Academies report. The benefits of implementing the improvements would substantially outweigh the costs.

Reporters in some flood-prone communities now have a new forecast tool to help their audience anticipate floods.

El Nios occur when unusually warm water invades South and Central American coastal waters toward the end of the year.

Even very low concentrations of arsenic in drinking water can increase cancer risks. NAS release with link to report.

Drinking water sources, purification, and distribution systems are essential to public health, and failures could be catastrophic.