During the early stages of civilization—when humans followed food resources, hunting and foraging in seasonal movements--the main concern about water was finding it. When people started building permanent settlements, it became necessary in many...

A dike (or dyke) is an artificial earthen wall, constructed as a defense or as a boundary. It is also known in American English (notably in the Midwest) as a levee, from the French word levée (elevated). The best known form of dike is a construction...

Dike Blair D'AMELIO TERRAS Dike Blair's recent show was a mini survey of gouache still lifes made between 1988 and 1997. Presented in D'Amelio Terras's front room by arrangement with Blair's regular gallery, Feature, Inc., these works had not all been shown...

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Flooding in China's far west has killed 32 people, state media said Thursday, while a central city of 9 million was on high alert as the mighty Yangtze River approached dangerous heights.Heavy rainstorms in Xinjiang in the past 10 days triggered floods that led to...

Students practiced their dances and songs between sandbagging relays outside their performing arts school, where the rising Red River threatened to flood the area."I thought I would get a lot of experience with this internship, but I didn't know that sandbagging would be part of...