A Department of Health news release states the boil water advisory is in relation to high turbidity levels in the river, or muddy water. The turbidity is caused by high water levels.

Intense heat and water shortages raised fears of disease outbreaks in flood-hit western Japan on Thursday as the death toll from the worst weather disaster in 36 years neared 200. More than 200,000 households had no water a week after torrential rains caused floods and set off landslides across western Japan, bringing death and destruction to decades-old communities built on mountain slopes and flood plains. The death toll rose to 195, with several dozen people still missing, the government said on Thursday.

Heavy rains engulf TransBaikal region with a dozen railway bridges destroyed and 15 more damaged.

Porpoise spotted heading up the Pastolik River

BELCHERTOWN — A potentially harmful algal bloom in Lake Metacomet has officials recommending residents stay out of the water until the growth clears. “Basically, I’m advising people to avoid or minimize contact with the water,” said Erica Cross,...

"If they were moving out of the Arctic, then you would see a lot of ponds draining... But thats not what we saw, we saw a lot of new ponds forming."

Gov. Rick Scott's state of emergency could help local officials battle the toxic algae.

Gov. Rick Scott's order covers Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Glades, Hendry, Lee and Okeechobee counties.

Anglers has expressed concerns that this early-arriving green slime signals the end of what was viewed as the summer of plenty for walleye fishermen.

Officials hope a 9-day break from Lake Okeechobee releases into the St. Lucie Estuary will allow a saltwater recharge to help keep algae at bay.

Australia has seen an unprecedented number of widespread, catastrophic transformations in response to extreme weather events.

Mini algae blooms are a regular occurrence in the western basin of Lake Erie. They pop up early in the season and usually dissipate before...

More of Utah Lake is infested with cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, which can contain toxins harmful to people and animals.

Red water - nickel processing plant says cause is decades of contamination in Soviet times which company is working to overcome.

An obstruction has disconnected Morris Cove from ocean waters, preventing salmon from moving upstream.

Each state was warmer than average, record precipitation in the East

Atlin-based helicopter pilot Jamie Tait says a kilometre-long piece of ice recently broke off the Llewellyn Glacier, at the south end of Atlin Lake.

Wasatch Mountains near Payson, Utah are snow-free about a month earlier than normal.

Many communities have gone weeks without rain this month

Ellicott City was devastated by heavy rain Sunday, just two years after the historic city in Howard County was forced to recover from another flash flood.