These Entrancing Maps Capture Where the World's Rivers Go | Science
Cartographer Robert Szucs uses satellite data to make stunning art that shows which oceans waterways empty into
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Natural Floodplains Are Quickly Vanishing
From 1992 to 2019, 600,000 square kilometers of natural floodplains were lost globally due to land conversion.
United States Adnan Rajib Deepa Padmanaban Raghu Murtugudde Ellen Wohl University Of Texas At Arlington
Source: eos.org
Can Colorado's source streams make a comeback? These scientists, and beavers, are trying
Intrepid though they were, the first European explorers and settlers along the West’s various river systems did a lot of complaining. Pioneers groused about downed trees blocking their path and waterlogged ground that made footing treacherous. Mosquitoes, debris jams, underwater snags, and a confusi
Source: watereducationcolorado.org
In turning environmental policy back nearly 50 years, the Supreme Court has created more questions than answers for America's wetlands
Like icebergs and human beings, waterways are made up of more than what's visible on the surface. Take Lapwai Creek near Lewiston, Idaho: At a...
Source: inlander.com
The Supreme Court just made it easier to destroy wetlands and streams
The decision strips federal protections from the ephemeral streams that are crucial for life in the arid West.
Source: hcn.org
Geosciences student combines art and science in Rivers Illustrated exhibit - Warner College of Natural Resources
Emily Iskin combines science with art in a new exhibit called Rivers Illustrated, opening Friday, June 23 at the Kawuneeche Visitor Center.
United States Ellen Wohl Kawuneeche Visitor Center National Park Service Warner College Of Natural Resource Mountain National Park
Source: colostate.edu
World’s biggest cumulative logjam, newly mapp
Throughout the Arctic, fallen trees make their way from forests to the ocean by way of rivers. Those logs can stack up as the river twists and turns, resulting in long-term carbon storage. A new study in AGU's journal Geophysical Research Letters has mapped the largest known woody deposit, covering 51 square kilometers (20 square miles) of the Mackenzie River Delta in Nunavut, Canada, and calculated that the logs store about 3.4 million tons (about 3.1 million metric tons) of carbon
United States White Salmon Michigan Technological University Mackenzie River Northwest Territories United Kingdom
Source: eurekalert.org
Balancing water rights with environment: Colorado officials draft bill regulating stream restoration
Colorado officials have drafted a bill aimed at addressing a rift between stream restoration projects and water rights holders. The draft clarifies that restoration projects do not fall under the definitions of a diversion, storage...
Source: summitdaily.com
State officials draft bill regulating stream restoration
Colorado officials have drafted a bill aimed at addressing a tension between stream restoration projects and water rights holders.
Source: gjsentinel.com
State officials draft bill on stream restoration
Colorado officials have drafted a bill aimed at addressing a tension between stream restoration projects and water rights holders. The draft clarifies that restoration projects do not fall under the definitions of a diversion, storage or a...
Source: steamboatpilot.com