#rivers

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Researchers used an existing telecom cable as a dense seismic sensing array.
They found a thicker-than-expected active layer beneath rivers.
Their modeling suggests river-induced warming may accelerate thaw progression by around 15%.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 18, 2026·via phys.org

Phys.org reports geologists have solved a long-standing Colorado River mystery.
The puzzle concerned a roughly 5-million-year gap in the geological record.
The finding could sharpen reconstructions of western North American landscape history.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 17, 2026·via phys.org

A UN assessment documents rapid collapse of migratory freshwater fish populations across global river systems
Dams, water pollution, and climate change are identified as the primary drivers of migration breakdown
Hundreds of millions of people who depend on river fish for food face growing nutritional insecurity
Dam removals on rivers like the Elwha show that recovery is possible where interventions are made
The report calls for river connectivity to become a global conservation priority

DT Editorial Team·Mar 24, 2026·via phys.org