Monitoring echolocation clicks could be used to track the movements of two endangered freshwater dolphin species that inhabit inaccessible parts of the Amazon Basin—the boto (or pink river dolphin) and the tucuxi—and ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 27, 2023
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As extreme weather events become more often and intensify, the number of people and places exposed to flooding events is likely to grow.
Earth Sciences
Feb 7, 2023
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Humans, as a rule, do not like floods. And three years of La Niña rains have meant Australians have had more than enough of floods.
Ecology
Nov 9, 2022
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A new study identifies major environmental concerns for the Lake Eyre Basin rivers, among the most pristine in the world.
Earth Sciences
Oct 4, 2022
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Riverine floodplains are among the most species-rich ecosystems on earth. Because they form the interface between land and water, they are hotspots of nutrient turnover and biodiversity. Along many rivers, however, numerous ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 5, 2022
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Floodplains must contain a variety of fish habitats, among other things, to restore river fish biodiversity. This is the result of a large-scale study conducted by Wageningen University & Research (WUR) in collaboration with ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 23, 2022
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The entrance road to Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park crosses the San Lorenzo River and winds through a broad flat meadow. To Noah Finnegan, a geomorphologist who studies rivers, something about this landscape doesn't look ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 14, 2022
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Like the dark side of the moon, what you cannot see you cannot know. The same holds for floodplains.
Plants & Animals
Dec 10, 2021
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Buyer beware: single-family homes in floodplains—almost 4 million U.S. homes—are overvalued by nearly $44 billion collectively or $11,526 per house on average, according to a new Stanford University-led study. The study, ...
Economics & Business
Apr 26, 2021
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Dramatic scenes of flood damage to homes, infrastructure and livelihoods have been with us on the nightly news in recent weeks. Many will be feeling the pain for years to come, as they contend with property damage, financial ...
Environment
Apr 5, 2021
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