A team led by researchers at the University of Oxford has created the most complete map of the world's rivers ever made, offering a major leap forward for flood prediction, climate risk planning, and ...

The nearly 3 million rivers that weave across the world are experiencing rapid and surprising changes, with potentially drastic implications for everything from drinking water supplies to flood risks, ...

Rivers leave measurable height signatures that satellites can track, helping scientists detect erosion and flood risks sooner ...

Rivers, the lifelines of civilization, are now among the most endangered ecosystems on Earth, making this year’s World Rivers Day more urgent than ever. Every year on the fourth Sunday of September, ...

Global map of the GRIT network. The network is shown for all reaches wider than 30 m as well as their downstream segments. The width is scaled by partitioned drainage area here for visualization ...