Many high-mountain rivers in Asia transport more sediment downstream compared to a few years ago. Changes in sediment levels have a particularly strong impact on agriculture, water quality, flood ...
A satellite built to measure Earth’s water has started answering a different kind of question. “What’s the shape of water?” Specifically, “How is water reshaping the ground beneath it?” NASA launched ...
Rivers are rarely the calm, orderly streams we imagine on maps. Over time, their winding paths—called meanders—shift, bend, and occasionally snap off in sudden "cutoff" events that shorten loops and ...
The Cowlitz River is pictured at Gearhart Gardens Boat Ramp in Longview Monday, Dec. 15. Water levels are high following days of heavy rain. (Longview Daily News) Leaders around Cowlitz County said ...