Fort McMurray sits at the junction of two rivers, which makes it susceptible to ice jam floods in the spring. It experienced ...

"The region around Athabasca Valles is covered by a huge lava flow field, and seeing rootless cones on that lava tells scientists that there was ice underground but very close to the surface when ...

Fort McMurray sits at the confluence of the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers. When ice on these two rivers breaks up in the spring, it can create literal dams in the river. As water backs up ...