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river delta climate degradation

River deltas are running out of land

Many deltas are degrading even faster than previously estimated, according to a new analysis of sediment flow rates led by Austin Chadwick, a geomorphologist at the California Institute of Technology.

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cosmosmagazine.com

Rising sea levels and river delta growth

Sea-level rise and subsidence, which can drown river deltas, can also drive the phenomenon of river avulsion, in which rivers rapidly change course, according to a new study.

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