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Each El Niño of yore that put this broad basin underwater had a different character because each cut loose on an evolving L.A., a place altered in part by floods and changed because of them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Harbor resonance, in which the shape of a basin reinforces the water's oscillations, helped explain why neighboring ports experienced different effects.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

The floods, which destroyed entire villages near the border of Nepal and Tibet, severely damaged 12 hydropower plants in the Trishuli River basin and knocked out more than 10% of Nepal's total power generation capacity.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

In summer, the area is frequently affected by the Washoe Zephyr, a gusty afternoon wind that descends from the Sierra Nevada mountains in the west, blowing across the high desert basin around Reno.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

I know we took the correct path out of the flood basin.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

New dams and debris basins turned the vast natural waterways and springs and creeks of old L.A. into a chutes-and-ladders system to divert and hold back water and mud, before the next time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

For a seventh year in a row, the number of river basins globally experiencing "normal" conditions were in a clear minority in 2025.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

The Central Water Commission is monitoring 2,485 glacial lakes larger than 10 hectares across India's Himalayan river basins, the government said.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

Before the full-scale war, her small business made outdoor furniture and ornaments such as benches, flower pots and wash basins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

In the separate kitchen at the back, his wife pours basins of hot water for us to wash.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell