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In the 1970s, the USSR used nuclear devices to try to send water from Siberia's rivers flowing south, instead of its natural ...
With that in mind, tour operator Trafalgar, more known for its guided land tours and experiences, recently launched its own ...
In addition to the Volga, those labouring over river reversal in the 1970s focused on two Siberian rivers – the Ob and Irtysh. They planned the construction of a 1,500km-long (930-mile ...
In the 1630s, the Torghut moved to the Volga River Basin and lived there for more than a century ... He once served as the director of the Chinese Frontier History and Geography Research Center of the ...
The Colorado River Basin has lost twice as much groundwater since 2003 as water taken out of its reservoirs, according to a ...
Santa Cruz isn’t the only river ecosystem whose existence depends on highly treated wastewater. Several “effluent-dominated” rivers (effluent being anything that comes out of a wastewater ...
“The threats from overallocation and pollution create an urgency to protect this iconic river.” American Rivers has joined with The Wilderness Society and the Tucson-based Sonoran Institute in ...
Europe's expansive inland waterways remain underutilized despite their potential. Researchers and industry partners are ...
As sea levels climb and weather grows more extreme, coastal regions everywhere are facing a creeping threat: salt. Salinization of freshwater and soils adversely affects 500 million people around the ...