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World's rivers remapped to improve flood modeling Date: May 16, 2025 Source: University of Oxford Summary: A team has created the most complete map of the world's rivers ever made offering a major ...
New research shows hypoxia in rivers and streams is generally much more prevalent across the globe than previously thought. The research compiles over 118 million readings of dissolved oxygen and ...
A U.S.-French satellite that will map almost all of the world’s oceans, lakes and rivers rocketed into orbit Friday. The predawn launch aboard a SpaceX rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in ...
Dhaka, April 10 -- Bangladesh's rivers are in the grip of an alarming ecological crisis, with 81 reported to have dried up during the lean season, according to a recent study.
Two decades ago Nurul Islam, 70, earned his living by fishing in the Buriganga river that flows southwest of the Bangladesh capital of Dhaka and was once its lifeline. Now, with hardly any fish to ...