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A boy in a striped t-shirt and shorts steers a long, narrow, and shallow boat with a long pole across a shallow body of water. The boat is laden with rocks. In the background is a marshland with a small group of people and a few tents, and beyond that are forests and mountains. One patch of forest on the right side of the mountains has been stripped bare by a past landslide.
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Bangladeshis Feel Increased Consequences of Sedimentation

by Saima May Sidik 30 August 202230 August 2022

In northern Bangladesh, residents are losing their livelihoods, homes, and personal safety when water carries sand and gravel into their communities.

Burned landscape of the Indian Creek watershed in southern Colorado after the Spring Creek Fire
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How Wildfires Affect Snow in the American West

by Saima May Sidik 11 August 202211 August 2022

Data from 45 burned sites help researchers better understand climate change and wildfires’ impact on snowpack.

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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.

Diagram from the paper showing how the new algorithm builds graphs.
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AI Algorithm Provides More Accurate Forecasts of Water Use

by Jim Hall 29 July 202214 February 2023

The new graph convolutional recurrent neural network (GCRNN) will enable water utilities to forecast water use, even if some sensors fail.

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.

Mississippi River levee at Gretna, La.
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Algorithm Detects Thousands of Missing Levees from U.S. Database

Rachel Fritts, Science Writer by Rachel Fritts 17 June 202221 February 2023

An existing levee database accounts for just one fifth of the country’s actual total levee count, limiting the study of how these embankments affect riparian ecosystem health in the United States.

Series of photographs of North St. Vrain Creek showing changes over time for one specific logjam.
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Logjams May Be Transient but Their Effect is Long Lasting

by Patricia Saco 20 May 202215 November 2022

Even though natural logjams in rivers continuously change and maybe short-lived, their effects in terms of geomorphic diversity and habitat can be surprisingly long-lasting.

The Valfredda River in the Italian Dolomites, pictured at three different dates, changes configuration in response to precipitation and dry cycles in the landscape.
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A Probabilistic Model for Classifying Temporary Rivers

by Morgan Rehnberg 17 May 202221 December 2022

The model relies on measurable broad-scale attributes, increasing its flexibility for use in diverse environments.

A 3-D image of the study area of Liu et al. [2022] in Kuuguluk River at Salluit, Nunavik (Quebec), Canada. The image shows the locations of A-A’ and B-B’ and lines C1-5.
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Why is Permafrost Groundwater Surfacing?

by Victor Bense 21 April 20227 September 2022

Hydrogeological properties of degrading permafrost come to fruition with a new 3-D modeling study that highlights the increasing role of groundwater in the water cycle of high-latitude areas.

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Trees Wearing Accelerometers Help Track Snowstorms

by Rebecca Dzombak 15 April 202215 April 2022

This device allows scientists to measure how much snow is trapped in canopies and predict changes to snowpack—a critical factor in annual water availability.

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