Scientists Develop New Tool Capable of Preventing River Floods
New physics-based formula capable of accurately predicting sudden flux in sediment flow within the water.
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An international team of scientists has developed a new tool capable of predicting and preventing river flooding and coastline erosions.
The new tool, described in a paper published in the journal Science Advances, is a physics-based formula capable of accurately predicting sudden flux in sediment flow within the water. A huge sediment load can clog a river, resulting to flooding and possible change in the river’s course.
“Understanding the flow of sediment in rivers is important to the large number of people around the world who live near these waterways,” said Judy Skog, a program director for the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Coastal SEES (Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability) program, in a press release. “This study will lead to better predictions of when and where rivers…
