The iconic Mississippi River Delta is of enormous importance to the country, especially near the Gulf Coast. It's an economic engine and a key wildlife habitat. But it's shrinking considerably due to ...

A new study says river deltas around the world aren’t just disappearing because of rising seas, but because the land itself is sinking down into the waters, either as fast or faster than the rising ...

SANTA CRUZ — The ongoing debate over a state plan to construct a 36-foot underground tunnel below the Sacramento-San Joaquin ...

Many of the world's biggest river deltas — including the Nile, Amazon and Ganges — are sinking faster than global sea levels are rising, a new study shows. This means subsidence is becoming the main ...

For decades, California officials have debated and discussed various projects to redirect more water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta toward communities and farms in the southern portion of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock The Delta blues could soon take on a more literal meaning, as river deltas in Mississippi and around the ...

Aerial photos of the region to be affected by the Delta water tunnels and intakes. Randall Benton Fresno Bee file The farmland in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta area contains some of the ...

"This is swamp land, basically. What they call flood land — it floods out here every year, just about," said Jerry, who is homeless and camps in the delta area. Speaking to KGW this week while huddled ...

PROVO, Utah (KUTV) — A new $4 million park officially opened on the west side of Provo. It provides easy access to the Provo River Delta, and officials said it's an investment in the preservation of ...

New research shows that typically, less than 10% of land-building alluvium reaches the Bird’s Foot Delta region, the southernmost reach of the river, where it meets the Gulf. NEW ORLEANS, La. – ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Efforts to remove the unhoused population from the Sandy River Delta near Troutdale are once again underway and expected to continue for several weeks. Outreach workers are ...