Researchers have devised a simple way to predict a river delta's shape, given two competing factors: its river's force in depositing sediment into the ocean, and ocean waves' strength in pushing that ...

A new study of nearly every delta on the planet shows how river delta shapes and sizes around the world are changing due to human activity – both for the good and bad. Researchers used a tool known as ...

Past Angel Island, past Mount Diablo, past Rio Vista and the drawbridge to Walnut Grove, dozens -- make that hundreds -- of sandhill cranes wait at the end of the road. They lounge in the boggy ...

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger laid out a sweeping plan to address statewide water problems and the environmental decline in the Delta in response to charges this week from incensed lawmakers who said he ...

The Mississippi River delta is a rich ecosystem of barrier islands, estuaries, and wetlands that's home to a diverse mix of wildlife -- as well as more than 2 million people. Over the past few decades ...