#Researchers wanted to ascertain how #RisingTemperatures & thawing #permafrost are affecting the movement of the #Arctic ’s large rivers. A #NewStudy #published in #Nature #ClimateChange found that such #rivers channel #migration is actually decreasing. Rivers across #Alaska & #Canada ’s #Yukon & #NorthwestTerritories migrated 20% less between 1972 and 2020, a period when the region’s temperatures spiked.
https://eos.org/articles/as-the-arctic-warms-these-rivers-are-slowing-down
#Geomorphology #Geology #Waterways #Hydrologists #science #water
As the Arctic Warms, These Rivers Are Slowing Down
The Arctic is warming up, but instead of large rivers…
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