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The Color of US Rivers
· Select Map Data Modal Color (nm) Trends Seasonality Click on a river reach to change plots on the right · Shared by 4, including Jane
The Guardian
Pet flea treatments poisoning rivers across England, scientists find
3 min · · Discovery is ‘extremely concerning’ for water insects, and fish and birds that depend on them · Shared by 89, including Jane, Damian Carrington
BBC News (World)
The rebirth of a historic river
11+ min · · For over a century, one of the most important salmon runs in the United States has had to contend with historic dams – and now four of them are set to be taken down. · Shared by 79, including Jane
The Washington Post
Afloat on a tranquil river, paddlers dip into a different kind of current events
6 min · · By boat or on foot, exploring the watersheds that tie us together is a remedy for the pressures of the pandemic. · Shared by 4, including Jane
The Guardian
Rotten river: life on one of the world’s most polluted waterways
7 min · · Indonesia’s Citarum is relied upon by millions, but decades of pollution have choked it with chemicals and rubbish · Shared by 89, including Jane
CNN
Asian rivers are turning black. And our colorful closets are to blame
11+ min · · Textile dyeing is one of the most polluting aspects of the global fashion industry, devastating the environment and posing health hazards to humans. · Shared by 141, including Katja Evertz, Christian Hernandez, Jane, Nils Hitze, Marsha Collier
The Guardian
The government is looking the other way while Britain's rivers die before our eyes
4 min · · Across the UK, once thriving waterways are being wiped out by farming and water companies, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot · Shared by 94, including George Monbiot, Jane, Damian Carrington, Ray Monk
National Geographic
Can the Colorado River keep on running?
5 min · · Partner Content: The Colorado River is being sucked dry by cities and farms and is also suffering the effects of climate change. What will it take to save the “lifeline of the West”? · Shared by 82, including Jane
Undark Magazine
In India’s Chennai, River Restoration Lands Hardest on the Poor
14+ min · · Efforts to restore the city's rivers weigh heavily on poor riverside residents, who are being forcibly moved. · Shared by 82, including Jane
The Guardian
This US river is so beautiful there's a lottery to raft it. Could it be ruined by a new mine?
4 min · · Thousands apply yearly to travel Montana’s Smith River. Now anglers, ranchers and conservationists fear for its future · Shared by 87, including Jane
Daniel P. Huffman
Back to the Rivers
3 min · · Friends, a few months ago I finally published An Atlas of North American Rivers, a series of maps showing the connectivity of major stream systems across the continent, done up in a style reminisce… · Shared by 75, including Jane
The New York Times
The Amazon, Giver of Life, Unleashes the Pandemic
11+ min · · As the pandemic assails Brazil, the virus is taking an exceptionally high toll on the Amazon region. · Shared by 144, including Jane, Lauren Leatherby, Oliver Sacks Fdn., Trey Tweets Into the Void, Karen K. Ho, David CisMan, BenYT
The Washington Post
America’s longest river was recently drier than during the Dust Bowl. And it’s bound to happen again.
· Shared by 93, including PNASNews, Jane
The New York Times
Battered by Floods, U.S. River Communities Try New Remedies
5 min · · Hollywood Beach Road was once such prime real estate that the neighborhood had its own airstrip, enabling well-heeled residents to zip back and forth between homes in nearby St. Louis and weekend… · Shared by 86, including Jane, Shawn Venasse
americanrivers.org
River of the Year for 2020: The Delaware River
3 min · · American Rivers announces 2020 River of the Year alongside Most Endangered Rivers of 2020 release. · Shared by 4, including Jane
bigmuddynews.blogspot.com
“The Missouri River. Its habits and eccentricities described by a personal friend.”
12+ min · · This is one of the most quoted essays about the old, natural Missouri River there is out there. Just about every book or article that refers... · Shared by 4, including Jane