A new study found that between 51-60% of the 64 million kilometres of rivers and streams on Earth that they investigated stop flowing periodically, or run dry for part of the year. It is the first-ever empirically grounded effort to quantify the global distribution of non-perennial rivers and streams. The research, which was published today in Nature, calls for a paradigm shift in river science and management.
from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210616113838.htm
from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210616113838.htm
Most rivers run dry -- now and then
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