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Mekong River

Under a cloudy sky, numerous blue-tipped sand mining ships dot the green-blue waters of the Mekong River.
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Satellites Spy on Sand Mining in the Mekong

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 21 December 202110 January 2022

Concrete, used in everything from streets to skyscrapers, needs sand, often mined from active rivers in developing countries with little oversight. Researchers can now use satellites to keep watch.

Mekong River in Laos
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Where Did All the Free-Flowing Rivers Go?

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 8 May 201927 April 2022

A map of the world’s free-flowing rivers shows a shrinking number can still meander as they please. New plans for hydropower will further constrain flow.

High water flow in the Brahmaputra River
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When Floods Cross Borders, Satellite Data Can Help

by F. Hossain, M. Bonnema, N. Biswas, S. Ahmad, B. Duong and N. D. Luong 15 February 201910 March 2023

With so many eyes in the sky, residents living downstream from dams now have many ways to see—and prepare for—potential dangers.

Two men fish in the Mekong River.
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How Old Is the Mekong River Valley?

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 22 October 201823 February 2023

Granite samples collected from the Mekong River Valley reveal that the river’s path was incised roughly 17 million years ago, most likely by increased erosion from monsoon precipitation.

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Untangling Sediment Transport Through River Networks

by J. Buffington 19 February 201824 February 2022

A stochastic sediment routing model for river networks is inverted to determine sediment source areas based on point observations of grain size and sediment flux at the basin outlet.

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Mekong River Dams Could Bring Future Food Security Woes

by C. Schultz 31 December 201415 November 2021

The rapid development of dams in the Mekong River Basin could pose a threat to future environmental stability.

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