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Sensors attached to an orange buoy on the deck of a research vessel
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River Floods Can Trigger Powerful Underwater Landslides

by Carolyn Wilke 26 August 202214 March 2024

A record-length turbidity current triggered by river flooding has revealed a new link between the surface and the deep sea.

Diagram showing the nine hypotheses discussed in the paper.
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Nine Reasons Why Extreme Floods may be Worse Than Expected

by Jim Hall 1 August 20221 December 2022

The implications of nature not conforming to statistical assumptions can be devastating; researchers describe why extreme floods may be bigger than we assume.

Flooding during June 2011 on the Missouri River floodplain near Arrow Rock, Mo.
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Missouri River Floodplain Expansion, Services, and Resiliency

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 28 July 202221 September 2022

Benefits might accrue for both wildlife and climate resiliency if more floodplains along the lower Missouri River were allowed to flood.

The Colorado River with canyons in the background
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Impact of Climate on River Chemistry Across the United States

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 26 July 202227 July 2022

Findings of a new study have implications for water quality, aquatic ecosystem health, and water treatment and management as the world warms.

Senior citizens in a rural setting take part in a mapping workshop in Uganda’s Kigezi Highlands.
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Community Science Project Helps Track Geohazard Risks in Uganda

by James Dacey 22 July 202227 March 2023

A community project in the Kigezi Highlands is helping to identify landslide and flooding hot spots and how the hazards are evolving.

Three maps of the United States with different colored data points.
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Explaining Uncertainty in Estimates of Rain Response to Warming

by Alessandra Giannini 13 July 202225 July 2022

Humidity increases with warming. Theory and observations about how increased humidity translates into more extreme rainfall can be reconciled if attention is paid to data and methods.

San Pablo Bay marsh
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Atmospheric Rivers Help Coastal Wetlands Build Up Sediment

by Alexandra K. Scammell 13 July 202230 January 2024

Accounting for these storms and flooding can help experts predict and respond to rising sea levels.

Aerial view of the Pemali delta in Indonesia
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Why Do Rivers Jump Off the Beaten Path?

by Carolyn Wilke 21 June 2022

Researchers sifted through 50 years of satellite imagery and came up with new clues to where and why rivers avulse, suddenly changing their course.

River flow paths in Iceland derived from HydroSHEDS.
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Charting Paths to New Knowledge

Heather Goss, AGU Publisher by Heather Goss 20 May 20221 June 2022

In our June issue of Eos, we home in on the unique ways researchers are using maps to better understand Earth and beyond.

An image of a partially submerged house, powerline pole, and foliage in a flooded neighborhood in Asunción, Paraguay
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More Frequent El Niño Events Predicted by 2040

Rachel Fritts, Science Writer by Rachel Fritts 20 April 20221 December 2022

Cutting-edge models predict that El Niño frequency will increase within 2 decades because of climate change, regardless of emissions mitigation efforts.

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