People have been engineering river deltas for millennia, but new research identifies the optimal placement for diversions that benefit both local communities and the environment—and it might be close to a city.
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How Fast Did an Ancient Martian Delta Form?
Terrestrial meander migration rates are used to estimate a formation timescale of decades for Jezero delta on Mars.
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Finding Natural Solutions to Man-Made Problems in River Deltas
Decades of research on river deltas identify gaps in our knowledge of delta behavior and the tools required to fill them in.
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River Deltas at the Top of the World
The water that filters through river deltas has a large effect on the Arctic Ocean. A new study explores factors that shape Arctic river deltas and how delta form in turn changes water flow.
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Scientists Search for Deltas on Saturn’s Largest Moon
Saturn’s moon Titan has rivers that empty into seas…but where are the deltas?
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Largest Delta Plain in Earth’s History Discovered in Arctic
If this Triassic period delta existed today, its footprint would equal about 1% of all land on Earth.
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Formation of Sedimentary Deposits: Bypass Versus Mass Extraction
Grain size and sediment delivery pathways from the Ganges delta have been used to model downstream facies changes.
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The Urban Dry Island Effect
A study of the Yangtze River Delta shows how urbanization dries out the atmosphere.
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Rising Seas Increase Methane Emissions from the Mouths of Rivers
Drowned river deltas exhale large quantities of greenhouse gas, new study finds.
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Rethinking the River
The Mississippi River and its delta and plume provide insights into research-informed approaches to managing river-dominated coastal zones.