A new study says river deltas around the world aren’t just disappearing because of rising seas, but because the land itself ...

From the Nile to the Mississippi, sinking land is compounding sea-level rise. A new study pinpoints where deltas are dropping ...

By Clare Nuttall in Glasgow Some of the world’s most densely populated river deltas are sinking faster than sea levels are ...

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, ...

The land near the mouth of the Mississippi River is barely land at all. Muddy water forks into a labyrinth of pathways through a seemingly endless expanse of electric-green marsh grass, below skies ...

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, ...

Climatic and anthropogenic drivers of change in the world’s deltas. a, A three-dimensional view of the system. b, A conceptual cross-section from the sea to the mountains, featuring the surface and ...