- 41. Study Shows ‘Unprecedented’ Changes to World’s Rivers ...
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- Dartmouth researchers show how dams and land use are altering flows of sediment. The way rivers function is significantly affected by how much sediment they transport and where it gets deposited. River ...
- Created on 11 July 2022
- 42. Where Rivers Jump Course ...
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- Humans have always had a complex relationship with rivers, which both fostered and threatened civilizations throughout history. Humans have always had a complex relationship with rivers, which both ...
- Created on 31 May 2022
- 43. Study Previews How Climate Change May Alter Rain-making Atmospheric Rivers by 2100 ...
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- The people, economy, and ecosystems of the Pacific coast states of California, Oregon and Washington are highly dependent on cool-season atmospheric rivers for their annual water supply. These long, ...
- Created on 28 March 2022
- 44. New Research Clarifies the Capacity of Rivers to Filter Pollutants ...
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- ... a model that integrates what is known about how streams and rivers function, the team of scientists found that when the area of land (the “watershed”) that drains into an aquatic system increases, the ...
- Created on 11 March 2022
- 45. Swiss Rivers on Track to Overheat by the End of the Century ...
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- According to an EPFL study, if we take immediate measures to reduce CO2 emissions, we could limit the rise in the temperature of Swiss rivers to 1°C between now and 2090 without drastically affecting their ...
- Created on 25 February 2022
- 46. Tracking the Pulse of Our Nation’s Rivers, Like a Fitbit for Streams ...
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- On one of the first mild days in February, Duke’s Emily Bernhardt and her stream ecology team donned their hip waders and ventured out to the sycamore-lined banks of New Hope Creek. On one of the first ...
- Created on 23 February 2022
- 47. Forest Fires Increasingly Affecting Rivers and Streams – For Better and Worse ...
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- Forest fires can have a significant effect on the amount of water flowing in nearby rivers and streams, and the impact can continue even years after the smoke clears. Now, with the number of forest ...
- Created on 22 February 2022
- 48. Global Study Finds the Extent of Pharmaceutical Pollution in the World’s Rivers ...
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- A new study by an international consortium that includes researchers from Stockholm University looking at the presence of pharmaceuticals in the world’s rivers found concentrations at potentially toxic ...
- Created on 18 February 2022
- 49. What Lies Beneath: Roots as Drivers of South African Landscape Pattern ...
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- We typically think of plants strutting their best stuff aboveground: showy flowers, fragrant blossoms, and unique shapes abound. But their development belowground is equally magical. We typically think ...
- Created on 15 February 2022
- 50. Rivers Speeding Up Arctic Ice Melt at Alarming Rate, Experts Say ...
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- Understanding the degree of change caused by major rivers delivering freshwater and heat to the Arctic Ocean is important for regulating and managing Arctic commerce and ecosystems as the region opens ...
- Created on 18 January 2022