The orange stream color reflects oxidized iron, but also often indicates elevated heavy metal concentrations. This photo shows th mixing of an orange tributary with clearer waters of the Anaktok River. Photo: Josh Koch, US Geological Survey Warmer summers, melting...
Scientists inspecting the riverbank near Huslia, Alaska, after a large erosion event. Photo: YRITWC The eroding riverbank is unpredictable, and families are forced to move to other exposed areas to continue their subsistence farming. “I wish we had acted 10 years...
Permafrost soil in the Lena Delta erodes particularly fast compared to other regions. The Sobo-Sise cliff along the river moves several meters inland every year. Photo: Alfred Wegener Institute, Guido Grosse As a consequence of the strong warming of the Arctic, the...
