Drones to track one of the largest dam removals on the Eastern Seaboard
This month, the Bloede Dam will be removed from the Lower Patapsco River near Ilchester, Maryland.
This month, the Bloede Dam will be removed from the Lower Patapsco River near Ilchester, Maryland.
Earth Sciences
Sep 5, 2018
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A research team led by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) found the fingerprint of a massive flood of fresh water in the western Arctic, thought to be the cause of an ancient cold snap that began around 13,000 years ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 9, 2018
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The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over part of the Yukon Delta in the US state of Alaska.
Earth Sciences
Jan 26, 2018
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For decades, resource managers agreed that removing the two dams on the Elwha River would be a big win for the watershed as a whole and, in particular, for its anadromous trout and salmon. The dams sat on the river for more ...
Environment
Jan 19, 2018
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What does a river researcher look like? The question may conjure images of people leaning over the sides of boats to gather water samples or standing in swirling currents with large nets to catch debris, chest-high waders ...
Environment
Dec 13, 2017
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The Indus or Harappan Civilisation was a Bronze Age society that developed mainly in the northwestern regions of South Asia from 5300 to 3300 years ago, at about the same time as urban civilisations developed in Mesopotamia ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 28, 2017
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The Colorado River's initial trip to the ocean didn't come easy, but its story has emerged from layers of sediment preserved within tectonically active stretches of the waterway's lower reaches.
Environment
Nov 15, 2017
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Many studies say capturing Mississippi River sand through diversions is key to rebuilding Louisiana's vanishing coast. But a new study in the open-access journal Earth Surface Dynamics of an old levee breach, or crevasse, ...
Environment
Jul 14, 2017
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U.S. and Chinese geologists studying China's Yellow River have created a new tool that could help Chinese officials better predict and prevent the river's all-too-frequent floods, which threaten as many as 80 million people. ...
Environment
May 12, 2017
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Wind-driven expansion of marsh ponds on the Mississippi River Delta is a significant factor in the loss of crucial land in the Delta region, according to research published by scientists at Indiana University and North Carolina ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 21, 2017
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