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Recent empirical and theoretical work on river meanders suggests that instability is inherent. Within this context, an occurrence of multiple cut-offs could be interpreted as a clustering associated ...

A river is a moving body of water that drains the land. If there is lots of rainfall, or snow or ice melting, rivers sometimes rise over the top of their banks and begin to flow onto the ...

For a new book, Jeremy Seal has followed the Meander River from its source in central Turkey to the Aegean. In this extract, he finds himself desperate for a soft bed and some town comforts .

For a new book, Jeremy Seal has followed the Meander River from its source in central Turkey to the Aegean. In this extract, he finds himself desperate for a soft bed and some town comforts .