Arctic riverbank erosion could increase as permafrost thaws

Evan Nylen Dethier ()

Nature, 2024, vol. 634, issue 8033, 303-304

Abstract: The jury has been out on whether global warming will increase the erosion of riverbanks in the Arctic — with consequences for human infrastructure and the environment. A detailed analysis of an Alaskan river suggests that it will.

Keywords: Climate change; Hydrology; Environmental sciences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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