Tag: Rivers
The westward spread of zebra and quagga mussels shows how tiny...
Christine Keiner, Rochester Institute of Technology
The zebra mussel has been a poster child for invasive species ever since...
Rivers can suddenly change course – scientists used 50 years of...
Vamsi Ganti, University of California Santa Barbara
Throughout history, important cities around the world have flourished along river banks....
As climate change parches the Southwest, here’s a better way to...
Daniel Craig McCool, University of Utah
The Colorado River is a vital lifeline for...
Interstate water wars are heating up along with the climate
Robert Glennon, University of Arizona
Interstate water disputes are as American as apple pie. States often think a neighboring...
How Taiwan uses Buddhist literature for environmental education
Natasha Heller, University of Virginia
Climate change is one of the biggest challenges that the world faces. A United Nations report has cautioned that greenhouse...
Mexico City buried its rivers to prevent disease and unwittingly created...
Elena Delavega, University of Memphis
Mexico City is a dust bowl, a polluted megalopolis where breathing is hard and newly washed clothes hung out to...
When dams cause more problems than they solve, removing them can...
Jon Honea, Emerson College
Across the United States, dams generate hydroelectric power, store water for drinking and irrigation, control flooding and create recreational opportunities such...
Mine waste dams threaten the environment, even when they don’t fail
Christopher Sergeant, The University of Montana and Julian D. Olden, University of Washington
Scars from large mining operations are permanently etched across the landscapes of...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
