Nation Jun 11 Frequent and devastating floods take toll on Mississippi River communities that once thrived By Michael Phillis, Jim Salter, Camille Fasset, Associated Press
Nation Apr 13 Barges damage a marina, hit a bridge after breaking loose on Ohio River in Pittsburgh Pittsburgh police, fire and emergency medical services responded Friday night to reports of the barges “floating uncontrolled” down the river, Pittsburgh Public Safety said in a statement. The area had been hit by flooding after heavy rains Thursday. By Associated Press
Science Mar 10 How warming of the Arctic affects the region’s rivers, and the rest of the globe A new study shows how thawing permafrost and intensifying storms will change how water moves into and through Arctic rivers. By Michael A. Rawlins, Ambarish Karmalkar, The Conversation
Nation May 26 California officials warn about deadly river torrents ahead of busy holiday weekend An extraordinary series of storms this past winter buried the Sierra range in deep snow that is now melting, swelling Central Valley rivers that just months ago were running low because of years of extreme drought. By Haven Daley, John Antczak, Associated Press
World Jan 21 Tons of waste turn sections of eastern Bosnia river into floating garbage dump Tons of waste dumped in poorly regulated riverside landfills or directly into the waterways that flow across three countries end up accumulating behind a trash barrier in the Drina River in eastern Bosnia during the wet weather of winter and… By Associated Press
Aug 22 Watch 6:47 Conservationists urge action as the headwaters of the River Thames vanish By Malcolm Brabant, Zeba Warsi Across Europe, rivers have sunk to historic lows because of brutal heat waves fueled by climate change. In Britain, conservationists are urging the government and water companies to take action to counter devastating droughts. Meanwhile, the source of the legendary… Continue watching
Mar 18 Our past and future is written in Earth’s landscape. Here’s how one geomorphologist is reading it By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas Taylor Perron seeks to answer questions about Earth's past and future by reading landscapes from our world and out in the solar system. Continue reading
Aug 21 How mud shaped life on Earth By Laura Poppick, Knowable Magazine For most of Earth’s history, hardly any of the mucky stuff existed on land. It finally started piling up around 458 million years ago, changing life on the planet forever. Continue reading
Feb 17 Watch 4:17 News Wrap: Syria’s Assad vows to continue retaking territory, despite Turkish opposition In our news wrap Monday, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is congratulating his forces for major gains in the country’s last rebel strongholds. The Russian-backed blitz has recaptured Aleppo and much of Idlib province -- and driven nearly 900,000 people to… Continue watching
Aug 15 Wet weather doesn’t end climate change risk to Colorado River By Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press For the seven states relying on the Colorado River, climate change means a future with increasingly less water for farms and cities. Continue reading