Nat Commun March 2023 PMID 36949069

Satellites reveal hotspots of global river extent change.

Qianhan Wu, Linghong Ke, Jida Wang, Tamlin M Pavelsky, George H Allen, Yongwei Sheng, Xuejun Duan, Yunqiang Zhu, Jin Wu, Lei Wang, Kai Liu, Tan Chen, Wensong Zhang, Chenyu Fan, Bin Yong

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These discussions underline the importance of satellite research in revealing hotspots of river change, with comments highlighting regions like the Arctic and Amazon, and emphasizing ecological and societal consequences. The tone varies from informative to urgent, reflecting both curiosity and concern about environmental change.

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This study uses four decades of Landsat satellite imagery to analyze how global river extents have changed, highlighting the roles of natural morphological processes and human activities like dam-building, which have caused significant river widening, especially in Asia and South America.
The research identifies hotspots of river change, with notable widening in alpine and Arctic regions due to climate factors and narrowing in arid areas because of climate and water management practices, showing that river dynamics are influenced by both environmental and socioeconomic conditions.
Overall, the findings suggest that recent changes in river extents are driven by a mix of natural processes and external forces like climate change and human intervention, which vary depending on regional hydroclimate and development patterns.]

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Global River Extent Changes Revealed by Satellites Analysis

Using four decades of Landsat satellite imagery, this study highlights natural and human-driven changes in global river extents, including widening in alpine and Arctic areas and narrowing in arid regions, driven by…

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"Satellites reveal hotspots of global river extent change"; www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Satellites reveal hotspots of global river extent change One of the many main topics of a warmer world... Noteworthy, Siberia - wetter Arctic, increasing runoff into the Arctic Ocean comes with lots of effects... Amazon rivers declining, sign of collapse... #climate #uöäü1ARs #uöäü1feedbacks

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RIVER CHANGE: Satellites reveal hotspots of global river extent change - @UCAS1978 | #Hydrology #Anthropocene https://t.co/Tn3qN7lJtu via @EurekAlert

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Satellites reveal hotspots of global river extent change, according to experts at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. https://t.co/Atl7yilMpR

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