A new global analysis suggests that the stability of many river deltas may be changing in ways that are largely invisible from the ground. By examining subtle shifts in land elevation, researchers ...
A new study says river deltas around the world aren’t just disappearing because of rising seas, but because the land itself ...
Worldwide, coastal river deltas are home to more than half a billion people, supporting fisheries, agriculture, cities, and fertile ecosystems. In a unique study covering 49 deltas globally, ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Satellite image of the Irrawaddy River delta in Myanmar, a major rice growing area. European Space Agency, CC BY-SA Throughout ...
Murray Scown receives funding from The Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development (Formas). Frances Eleanor Dunn does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company ...
This is the second in a series on river deltas and food production. In the first post, I focused on how rivers create deltas and how deltas often provide ideal conditions for agriculture. Overall, ...
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World’s sinking river deltas put over 236mn people at risk
By Clare Nuttall in Glasgow Some of the world’s most densely populated river deltas are sinking faster than sea levels are ...
The livelihoods of millions of people who live in river deltas, among the world’s most productive lands, are at risk. Created where large rivers meet the ocean and deposit their natural sediment load, ...
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Sinking river deltas put millions at risk of flooding
Some of the world’s biggest megacities are located in river deltas threatened by subsidence due to excessive groundwater ...
Vamsi Ganti receives funding from the National Science Foundation, and the donors of the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund. Throughout history, important cities around the world have ...
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