Thanks to the momentum of European Union policies, disused dams are being removed for the purpose of restoring rivers. One example of this is the Olloki dam (Gipuzkoa), which was the subject of a ...

Many high-mountain rivers in Asia transport more sediment downstream compared to a few years ago. Changes in sediment levels have a particularly strong impact on agriculture, water quality, flood ...

PITTSFIELD — A public meeting on General Electric’s revised transportation plan for the Rest of River cleanup is set for early next month. The revised plan, with its emphasis on hydraulic suction and ...

An international team of researchers has successfully captured the internal structure of the longest-runout sediment flow ever recorded on Earth. Using seismic measurements, the researchers have for ...

Timor Katz, Gitai Yahel, Matt Reidenbach, Verena Tunnicliffe, Barak Herut, John Crusius, Frank Whitney, Paul V. R. Snelgrove, Boaz Lazar Limnology and Oceanography ...

Turbidity currents are an important natural process that often goes unnoticed: these powerful currents beneath the ocean surface carve deep submarine canyons, create huge sediment deposits and can ...