Not Just Water: When Sediment Flows Too
It’s not just water that flows—sediment, sand, and gravel move too, shaping the river’s course and deeply influencing its dynamics.
Rivers Are the Lifelines of Our Planet!
It’s not just water that flows—sediment, sand, and gravel move too, shaping the river’s course and deeply influencing its dynamics.
From gentle drifts to roaring torrents, rivers flow at wildly different speeds. But what controls their pace—and how fast can they really go?
Mulu National Park in Malaysian Borneo protects extraordinary biodiversity. It is one of the last stands of nature against the encroaching oil palm plantations.
Each stream, small or large, has a drainage basin, the total area drained by a stream and its tributaries.