- 11. Alaska’s Rusting Waters: Pristine Rivers and Streams Turning Orange ...
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- Dozens of Alaska’s most remote streams and rivers are turning from a crystal clear blue into a cloudy orange, and the staining could be the result of minerals exposed by thawing permafrost, new research ...
- Created on 22 May 2024
- 12. NASA-Led Study Provides New Global Accounting of Earth’s Rivers ...
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- ... also identifies regions marked by ‘fingerprints’ of intense water use. A study led by NASA researchers provides new estimates of how much water courses through Earth’s rivers, the rates at which it’s ...
- Created on 10 May 2024
- 13. Rivers of the Andean Foothills ...
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- ... a Bolivian province that is surrounded by the Bermejo River and Río Grande de Tarija. The meandering rivers in this image are sourced in the Andes Mountains and generally flow southeast through valleys ...
- Created on 01 April 2024
- 14. Increasing Nitrogen Fertilization Could Pollute Rivers and Worsen Water Scarcity ...
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- In the 2050s, one-third of the world's rivers could be affected by water scarcity or be polluted by nitrogen. In the 2050s, one-third of the world's rivers could be affected by water scarcity or ...
- Created on 14 February 2024
- 15. Permafrost Restrains Arctic Rivers—and Lots of Carbon ...
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- New research from Dartmouth provides the first evidence that the Arctic’s frozen soil is the dominant force shaping Earth’s northernmost rivers. New research from Dartmouth provides the first evidence ...
- Created on 07 February 2024
- 16. Clusters of Atmospheric Rivers Amp Up California Storm Damages ...
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- ... Flooding, power outages, and mudslides from the deluge resulted in 21 deaths and over $3 billion in losses. The deluge resulted from streams of water vapor in the sky known as atmospheric rivers, which ...
- Created on 25 January 2024
- 17. Vitamin Discovered in Rivers May Offer Hope for Salmon Suffering From Thiamine Deficiency Disease ...
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- Oregon State University researchers have discovered vitamin B1 produced by microbes in rivers, findings that may offer hope for vitamin-deficient salmon populations. Oregon State University researchers ...
- Created on 04 January 2024
- 18. Drought Conditions Expose Rivers to Hotter Water Temperatures ...
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- ... rivers - creating major challenges for aquatic life, ecosystems, and society. As climate change warms the planet and droughts are anticipated to become more frequent and extreme, a new study reveals ...
- Created on 18 October 2023
- 19. Rivers May Not Recover From Drought for Years ...
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- Lack of rainfall is not the only measure of drought. Lack of rainfall is not the only measure of drought. New UC Riverside research shows that despite a series of storms, the impact of drought can ...
- Created on 12 October 2023
- 20. Rivers Contain Hidden Sinks and Sources of Microplastics ...
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- Significant quantities of microplastic particles are being trapped in riverbed sediments or carried through the air along major river systems, new research shows. Significant quantities of microplastic ...
- Created on 28 September 2023
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