Tag: RIVERS
Rivers in Crisis A Wake Up Call
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Soaring Temperatures Threaten River Health, Study Warns
Reduced water flows and rising atmospheric temperatures on rivers is of utmost concern and the changes are posing significant challenges to aquatic...
Warming and Oxygen Loss in Rivers Outpacing Oceans
Rivers are warming and losing oxygen faster than oceans, according to a Penn State-led study published today (Sept. 14) in the journal Nature Climate Change.
Ganga Vilas- World’s Longest River Cruise Brings Out the Best of...
Heralding a new age of river cruise tourism for India, the "world's longest river cruise", MV Ganga Vilas, will embark on its...
World was Drier in 2021; WMO
Most of the world was drier than normal in 2021, with “cascading effects on economies, ecosystems and our daily lives”, according to...
Micro Plastics Stay in Rivers For Long Periods
In contrast to earlier assumption that micro plastics never stay in rivers as the water is in continuous flow, a group of researchers now...
Interlinking Rivers; Time For A Rethink
The Centre gave the final nod last week for the Ken-Betwa Interlinking river project at a total cost of Rs 44,605 crore. Modi Government...
Plastic Worries Haunt Water Bodies In Covid Times
COVID-19 pandemic generated more than eight million tonnes of plastic globally, with over 25.000 entering the oceans. Of all the Plastic wastes, hospital waste...
Two Hydropower Giants and Ecological Impact
Two Chinese hydropower giants is credited with the construction of over half of the world’s dams and these dams have been causing irreversible damage...
New Hydro Dams To Impact Free Flow of Rivers
More than 160,000 miles of rivers across the world have lost their free-flowing status and over 260,000 km of rivers, including the Amazon, Congo,...
