A new global analysis suggests that the stability of many river deltas may be changing in ways that are largely invisible from the ground. By examining subtle shifts in land elevation, researchers ...

It’s not just that sea levels are rising. Scientists believe fossil fuel extraction and river engineering are also factors ...

Worldwide, millions of people live in river deltas that are sinking faster than sea levels are rising, research suggests. This exacerbates the risk of catastrophic coastal flooding and land loss.

Some of the world’s biggest megacities are located in river deltas threatened by subsidence due to excessive groundwater ...

A hidden force is causing highly populated river deltas to sink. In many cases, the subsidence is happening faster than the sea is rising ...

New research finds that despite large rivers and seas of liquid methane, Saturn's moon Titan seems mostly devoid of river deltas, raising new questions about the surface dynamics on this alien world.

A new study published in Nature finds human-driven land sinking now outpaces sea-level rise in many of the world’s major delta systems, threatening more than 236 million people.

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