Rivers can suddenly change course – scientists used 50 years of satellite images to learn where and how it happens
Millions of people around the world live on river deltas and are vulnerable when those rivers shift direction. A new study shows why and where these events, called avulsions, happen.
Vamsi Ganti, Assistant Professor of Geography, University of California Santa Barbara •
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May 26, 2022 • ~9 min
May 26, 2022 • ~9 min