A groundbreaking study has revealed that a major earthquake 2,500 years ago dramatically altered the course of one of the world’s largest rivers, the Ganges. This previously undocumented earthquake diverted the main channel of the Ganges in what is now Bangladesh, a region still susceptible to significant seismic activity. The study, recently published in the […]
Rivers
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Earth’s Rivers Carry Only 2.5 Percent of All Water on the Planet, According to NASA Study
NASA has conducted a study that explores the flow and storage of water in the Earth’s rivers. This research, published in Nature Geoscience, has uncovered important data about the quantity of water flowing through Earth’s rivers, the rate at which this water flows into oceans, and how these metrics fluctuate over time. Such information is […]
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Ximen Bao, the Hydraulic Engineer who Created China’s First Irrigation Canal System and Abolished Human Sacrifices
Ximen Bao was a politician and philosopher who lived in the state of Wei between the 4th and 5th centuries BCE, during Ancient China’s Antiquity. He gained fame for two things: abolishing human sacrifices made in honor of Hebo (god of the Yellow River) and being considered the country’s first hydraulic engineer. He achieved the […]
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Tabula Traiana, Trajan’s Inscription on the Iron Gates Only Visible from the River
In our article When Emperor Hadrian Destroyed the World’s Longest Bridge, we recounted how the bridge was commissioned by Trajan in 103 AD over the Danube River for the purpose of facilitating the crossing and supply of troops in the imminent Second Dacian War against Decebalus. The bridge was the most prominent and visually striking […]
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Rhine Falls, Europe’s Largest Waterfall
In Europe, there are no waterfalls as large as those in America and Africa, but that doesn’t mean the old continent lacks important and beautiful waterfalls. The largest one is formed by the Rhine River as it passes through Switzerland, specifically in the towns of Neuhausen am Rheinfall and Laufen-Uhwiesen, near the northern city of […]
