The Fraser River has been a source of placer gold for more than 160 years and a meeting point for amateur treasure hunters ...

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It’s been barely a week since devastating flooding accompanied an atmospheric river that lashed parts of British Columbia, isolating the city of Vancouver as landslides and washouts made roadways ...

Heavy rain across Washington State and British Columbia has driven multiple rivers to major flood stage, forcing evacuations, ...

Parts of western Washington state and British Columbia have received more than two feet of rain in the past 30 days, and flood watches are up again ahead of the next round of heavy rainfall. At least ...

Six years ago this month, British Columbia suffered an environmental catastrophe when a dam at the Mount Polley Mine collapsed, spilling more than a billion gallons of toxic waste into Quesnel Lake ...

Flooding in British Columbia has displaced over 18,000 residents. The catastrophe resulted in several fatalities, and is estimated to leave the province with a bill of over $1 billion. Natural hazards ...

Scientists have found that Britain’s urban rivers are the cleanest they’ve been in over two decades.The 21-year study of over 2,300 rivers measured the presence of clean-river invertebrates - a ...

The atmospheric river over the Pacific Northwest brought a deluge to British Columbia, forcing road closures and evacuations in Canada.

HENLEY-ON-THAMES, England (AP) — Endurance swimmer Joan Fennelly is undaunted by frigid water and long distances, swimming year-round in the wild. But she takes extra precautions in her own backyard.