When ice forms on major waterways in the wintertime or in year-round cold climates, it can seize up marine traffic, not ...

The Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA)—the statutory agency responsible for planning the Basin's water resources—has just ...

Tidal marshes are crucial nurseries for young Chinook salmon and a focal point for efforts to bring the fish back from the ...

Why it matters: Thousands of jobs are on the line, as is the long-term economic health of the New York metro area and the ...

A combination of weakened atmospheric removal and increased emissions from warming wetlands, rivers, lakes, and agricultural ...

This makes the story of how the Green and Colorado Rivers met so perplexing to geologists like Adam Smith at Scotland’s University of Glasgow. According to the coauthor of his team’s study published ...

America’s factory farms generate nearly a trillion pounds of manure every year, and way too much of it ends up in rivers, lakes and estuaries. Animal waste is a major reason half of America’s water ...

Great white egrets stand in the wetlands surrounding New Orleans. Land in this area of the Mississippi River Delta is sinking, both on its own and in tandem with rising sea levels. Credit: Elise Plunk ...

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 ...

A new study says river deltas around the world aren’t just disappearing because of rising seas, but because the land itself is sinking down into the waters, either as fast or faster than the rising ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. San Antonio Public Works crew members clear out debris in the drained out riverbed along the San Antonio River Walk on Saturday, ...