New study bridges a long-standing gap in science of rivers

New study bridges a long-standing gap in science of rivers

Multi-threaded channels of the Brahmaputra River, Bangladesh. Credit: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center Geographers have finally figured out why some rivers form single channels, while others divide into many interwoven threads. Their findings, published in the journal Science, could transform flood planning and river restoration efforts. “The question of what causes a river to be single-threaded or multi-threaded …