Floods

One of Ohio's longest history books isn't made of paper—it's painted across the floodwall.

A visualization of three catastrophic floods that led to the creation of the famed Flood Wall.

The world’s second-largest flood defense barrier has protected London for decades.

A stone record of five floods inside Liège’s cathedral.

An obelisk commemorates historic floods that hit two towns along the Red River of the North.

The ruins of a village destroyed by a 22-day flood.

An enormous boulder deposited by the Scabland floods lies in the Quincy Basin among a host of smaller boulders.

At a bridge over the Humber river, markers show the effects of the deadliest hurricane in Canadian history.

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.