If you worry about a wet or damp basement, a busy sump pump, or muddy puddles in your yard after ... soil loss. If there’s an ...

More wind is on the way and is likely to stir up more dust across Phoenix. But the risk of valley fever likely isn't higher ...

“We used to get one to two inches of rain every other week, but now we are getting bigger rain events where six inches fall and that hits the soil on farms.” ...

Ozone is only discernible after a lightning strike as the rain brings ozone down to the earth’s surface from altitudes. Actinomycetes (bacteria in the soil and bodies of water) produce geosmin. As ...

Burn scar debris flow — casually referred to as mudslides — occurs when soil is so ... does not absorb rain, causing the precipitation to simply follow gravity’s course. After evacuation ...

After experiencing multiple bouts of heavy rain in East Tennessee this past week ... risk of flooding into early Sunday morning. With the soil already soaked, rivers and creeks are likely to ...

Picture: Getty Images Melioidosis is a serious disease caused by bacteria that live in the soil. After rain, the bacteria rise to the surface and are found in mud and water on the ground ...

Most cases of melioidosis occur during the wet season in Northern Australia and South-East Asia during the wet season or after heavy rain or flooding. The bacteria enters the body from the soil ...