Controlled Colorado River flooding released stored greenhouse gases

Monday, June 27, 2016 - 18:01 in Earth & Climate

The 2014 experimental controlled pulse of water to the Colorado River Delta has revealed an interesting twist on how large dry watercourses may respond to short-term flooding events: the release of stored greenhouse gases. This work is reported at the Goldschmidt conference in Yokohama, Japan.

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