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Ozarks at Large for Monday, July 25, 2016

We hear how some youths are spending their summer days helping improve Pea Ridge National Military Park. Roby Brock gives us a preview of this week's…

A view of a dry lake bed near the village of Conoplja, 150 kilometers north-west of Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022.

The drought across Europe is drying up rivers, killing fish and shriveling crops

An unprecedented drought is afflicting nearly half of the European continent, damaging farm economies, forcing water restrictions and causing wildfires and threatening aquatic species.

As Shell prepares to open a huge plastics plant, a nurdle patrol searches the Ohio River for plastic

The plan is to develop a baseline to monitor the river as Shell opens a large industrial complex this summer to make plastics.

Jace Miller’s farm in Central Arizona lost all of its water from the Colorado River on Jan. 1. As the drought persists across the West, people who rely on the river to survive are starting to feel the effects. (Peter O'Dowd/Here & Now)

'It's coming for everybody': Central Arizona farmers' access to Colorado River dries up completely

On Jan. 1, farmers in Pinal County, Arizona, lost the last remaining access they had to Colorado River water.

A year after Yellowstone floods, fishing guides have to learn 'a whole new river'

A year ago the Yellowstone River had its biggest flood in centuries. What that means for its world famous trout fishery is just now becoming clear.

Members of the California Army National Guard Joint Task Force Rattlesnake shovel snow from a rooftop after a series of winter storms dropped more than 100 inches of snow in the San Bernardino Mountains in Southern California on March 8, 2023 in Crestline, California.

More rain and snow bound for California as back-to-back atmospheric rivers approach

Forecasters say the result could be massive flooding and a potential for avalanches across stretches of the state.

Joan Rivers attends the Tribeca Film Festival in 2010 in New York.

With Age, Joan Rivers Learned To Say Anything: 'It Has Freed Me Totally'

The comedian died Thursday at the age of 81. Rivers talked with Fresh Air in 1991, 2010 and 2012 about how her comedy evolved — and why she didn't care what others thought of her.

News brief: Cheney's political future, Colorado River crisis, back to school

Liz Cheney lost her House seat, but her fight against ex-President Donald Trump continues. A water crisis on the Colorado River is worsening. Millions of children are beginning a new school year.

Bushfires followed by intense rain can cause unsettled sediment and debris to contaminate local water reservoirs. Melbourne's water authority invested in catchments to combat this threat, though scientists are still trying to understand when and how these debris flows occur.

With Australia's Hillsides Stripped Bare By Fire, Scientists Rush To Predict Mudflows

Heavy rains in eastern Australia are causing mudslides and debris flows in areas that burned. Scientists are trying to predict when and where slides are likely to happen.

50 Years Later: Burning Cuyahoga River Called Poster Child For Clean Water Act

Cleveland wasn't the first city to have a river burn, but it was the first to get widespread attention. That 1969 blaze helped spur environmental regulations.

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