Science news articles about 'delta areas'

... the first cities in Mesopotamia, along the Nile and in regions of China. The knowledge learned from these delta areas tell about the history of the region from how the land was used – or not used – ...

Sediments released by many of the world's largest river deltas to the global oceans have been changed drastically in the last 50 years, largely as a result of human activity.

... Nargis devastated Myanmar's Ayeyarwaddy (Irrawaddy) Delta area on 2-3 May, leaving more than 140, ... MAS to test," he said. Over the whole Ayeyarwaddy Delta, the area planted was 6% less than previous ...