Many factors are involved in how a river behaves and the creation of a river delta. Firstly, of course, there is the river itself. What kind of material does it transport to the delta? Does this ...

“During the flood season, they once lived on the high ground in the Colorado River Delta, an environment similar to that of the valley of the lower Nile River in the Old World,” she wrote. “Like ...

The figure shows the delta of the river Lena, one of the largest rivers in the world. The river is visible in bright yellow, as it splits and divides into many different channels before meandering ...

Worldwide, millions of people live in river deltas that are sinking faster than sea levels are rising, research suggests.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Great white egrets stand in the wetlands surrounding New Orleans. Great white egrets stand in the wetlands surrounding New Orleans ...

This is the second in a series on river deltas and food production. In the first post, I focused on how rivers create deltas and how deltas often provide ideal conditions for agriculture. Overall, ...