Project aims to forecast long-term effects of debris transported by natural disasters (IMAGE)

University of Plymouth

Project aims to forecast long-term effects of debris transported by natural disasters

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The confluence of the Alaknanda and Bhagirathi Rivers, which represents the source of the Ganges. Differences in the colour of the water are the result of variations in sediment load, which can be caused by landscape disturbances originating higher in the catchment

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Matt Westoby/University of Plymouth

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