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Satellite image of the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tenn., with a false-color overlay
Posted inScience Updates

A Sharper Look at the World’s Rivers and Catchments

by Bernhard Lehner, Achim Roth, Martin Huber, Mira Anand and Michele Thieme 12 April 20221 June 2022

Digital hydrographic maps have transformed global environmental studies and resource management. A major database update will provide even clearer and more complete views of Earth’s waterways.

Figure 1 from the paper, showing the depiction of a multiple-reservoir system and the system that is used in the computation of the index.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

A New Index to Assess Multiple-Reservoir Effects on Peak Floods

by Georgia Destouni 11 April 202220 May 2022

A simple, yet quantitative, index is demonstrated to quantify reductions in the peak flood resulting from multiple reservoirs, arranged in series along the same river reach.

Vehicles cross a bridge over the Ravi River in Lahore, Pakistan, at sunset.
Posted inNews

Pharmaceuticals Found in Rivers on All Continents

by Jordan Wilkerson 22 March 202222 March 2022

A quarter of 258 observed rivers had unsafe levels of at least one drug. The findings raise concerns about Earth’s aquatic life and the global threat of antimicrobial resistance.

Photo of gray dirt hill covered with burnt trees.
Posted inNews

Forest Fires Could Boost Western U.S. Water Supplies

by Jennifer Schmidt 21 February 202222 February 2022

Streamflow in the West has been below average since the early 2000s, but a new analysis shows that streams aren’t as dry as expected.

Chicago, Ill., along the shore of Lake Michigan
Posted inNews

Lake Michigan’s Salinity Is on the Rise

by Robin Donovan 7 February 202228 March 2022

Road salt is primarily to blame for the shift, though the water remains within safe levels for now.

An aerial view of an Amazonian landscape, colored by elevation
Posted inResearch Spotlights

How Climate Change Shaped the Amazon’s Land and Life

by Rebecca Dzombak 28 January 202228 January 2022

Ice Age climate swings shaped the equatorial basin’s terrain—and possibly its ecology—faster than previously thought.

Logjam in the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River located in Washington
Posted inNews

From River to Sea: Estimating Wood Cascades

by Carolyn Wilke 21 January 202221 March 2022

Dams and deforestation have chipped away at the millions of cubic meters of wood that flow through rivers and out to sea.

Cataracts of the Nile River located between Khartoum, Sudan, and Aswan, Egypt
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Recovering Mantle Memories from River Profiles

by Kate Wheeling 14 January 202214 January 2022

Researchers use a closed-loop modeling strategy to validate regional uplift patterns recorded in river profiles across the African continent.

A black-and-white photograph of a river.
Posted inNews

What a Gold Mining Mishap Taught Us About Rivers

by Jenessa Duncombe 13 January 202221 March 2022

Miners in Alaska rerouted a river to search for gold. One hundred years later, the new channel is teaching scientists how rivers shape Earth.

The Amazon River and its tributaries as seen from the International Space Station
Posted inResearch Spotlights

The Perspective from Space Unlocks the Amazon Water Cycle

by Aaron Sidder 23 December 202126 April 2022

Satellite imaging and remote sensing offer unique insights into the Amazon’s complex hydrology. A new review summarizes decades of findings and charts a path forward for new remote sensing missions.

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