Floods

This memorial and the seawall that it stands near are powerful symbols of the island’s resilience.

Much of the spectacular canyon followed over a century ago by the Los Angeles & Salt Lake railroad is now accessible to cars.

This statue of a medical missionary is sometimes used to gauge flood levels during typhoons.

This whimsical statue marks the high water level from the Great Flood of 1993.

Lines on the pillar of Heidelberg's Karl-Theodor Bridge record the dramatic heights of past floods.

A curious art piece along a lovely biking trail marks several historic floods via a series of colorful poles that represent floodwater heights.

The largest hydroelectric project in Laos created this eerie landscape.

The site where nine miners were trapped underground for over 77 hours in 2002.

A free museum that memorializes the deadliest river flood in American history, and the civil engineering efforts to tame the Mississippi River.

Several bricks indicate the various flood levels this crossing has survived over the centuries.

An entire subdivision was accidentally built on a flood plain, resulting in its eventual demolition—but the streets are still there.

This structure, built more than 60 years ago to manage devastating seasonal floods, is known to attract a rare species of freshwater dolphin.

In 1912, a broken section of the reservoir wall released millions of gallons of water and destroyed many homes downhill.