Annual Reviews · @AnnualReviews
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Deltas are inherently impermanent: As climate changes through the epochs, as the seas rise and fall, deltas are formed and then buried underwater. But recent shifts have brought on some rapid losses that worry scientists.

πŸ‘‰ Read Is this β€˜age of the delta’ coming to an end? in @KnowableMag
knowablemagazine.org/article/p

πŸ‘‰ Read "River Deltas and Sea-Level Rise" in the Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences arevie.ws/NienhuisReview

IMAGE: NOAA




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Knowable Magazine · @KnowableMag
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Is this β€˜age of the delta’ coming to an end?

The wet landmasses, though inherently impermanent, have been essential to both people and wildlife for thousands of years. But recent shifts have brought on some rapid losses that worry scientists.

Geomorphologist Jaap Nienhuis talks with Boyce Upholt in a Q&A.

Read more: knowablemagazine.org/article/p

Satellite image: NOAA




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INSTAAR · @INSTAAR
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Hi! πŸ‘‹ We are scientists studying Earth and environmental systems, as a research institute at . Our name = cold/high places, and we’ve got deep roots there. But these days we investigate systems from the tropics to the poles, incl. world ocean & atmosphere.
& lots more nerdly stuff about our πŸ’™πŸŒ

#intro #cuboulder #climatechange #hydrology #earthscience #grasslands #peat #seaice #snow #soils #paleoclimate #criticalzone #wildfire #biogeochemistry #geomorphology #deltas #oceans #plantecology #scicomm

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Sebastian Geiger · @GeoenergyProf
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Riccardo Riva · @remriva
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Job alert! We are hiring an assistant professor to work on , as part of an interdisciplinary team within the faculty of Civil Eng.&Geosciences. We welcome candidates with expertise in geodetic observations, geological records, numerical models of solid earth and morphodynamic processes, or related disciplines. Deadline for applications is 16/01/2023.

tudelft.nl/over-tu-delft/werke

#deltas #sealevel #climatechange #inclusivity #diversity #subsidence #coastal

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timbercow · @timbercow
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timbercow · @timbercow
93 followers · 466 posts · Server queer.party
timbercow · @timbercow
93 followers · 466 posts · Server queer.party
timbercow · @timbercow
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