Scienceoceanriver deltadrowningbook science-363-6426-rising-seas-drowning-deltas Seas are rising faster than believed at many river deltas For coastal communities, the sea level rise propelled by melting ice and warming oceans is bad enough. But people living on the soft, compressible sediments of river deltas have another factor to contend with: sinking land. Scientists have traditionally inferred the sinking from tide gauge readings or measured it directly at GPS stations. But a team of scientists now says these methods significantly underestimate subsidence at many deltas and low-lying coastlines worldwide. By Paul Voosen Feb 1st, 2019 Previous Next
