A new global analysis suggests that the stability of many river deltas may be changing in ways that are largely invisible from the ground. By examining subtle shifts in land elevation, researchers ...

The University of California Irvine study examined deltas around the globe and found that groundwater depletion is the predominant cause of coastal delta loss. However, the Mississippi River Delta and ...

The iconic Mississippi River Delta is of enormous importance to the country, especially near the Gulf Coast. It's an economic engine and a key wildlife habitat. But it's shrinking considerably due to ...

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 ...

Many of the world's biggest river deltas — including the Nile, Amazon and Ganges — are sinking faster than global sea levels are rising, a new study shows. This means subsidence is becoming the main ...

The world’s most economically and environmentally important river deltas are sinking, putting millions of people at risk of flooding. In most cases, the sinking of river deltas poses a greater threat ...

New research shows that typically, less than 10% of land-building alluvium reaches the Bird’s Foot Delta region, the southernmost reach of the river, where it meets the Gulf. NEW ORLEANS, La. – ...

A vast Asian delta is quietly sinking beneath millions of people, scientists warn, and the danger is not just rising seas but what is happening underfoot across India and Bangladesh.

California water officials have released a new proposed water plan for the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, backing an approach supported by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Newsom calls it a “collaborative, ...

For decades, California officials have debated and discussed various projects to redirect more water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta toward communities and farms in the southern portion of ...