River floods are becoming more likely globally because of climate change, but not in the waterway’s downstream sections where more people live. That’s according to a new study coauthored by a ...

A new study has mapped 35 years of river changes on a global scale. The work has revealed significant effects on both downstream (44% decrease in water flow) and upstream (17% flow increase) rivers, ...

Water levels and flows on the Ottawa River are gradually rising west of Pembroke, Ont., as the snow continues melting upstream, according to Sunday's update from the river's planning board.

For decades, the debate over the Indus Waters Treaty centred on one question: could India divert the western rivers allocated to Pakistan? That framing shaped political rhetoric and diplomatic ...

This map illustrates significant changes in 6,167 reaches of the largest rivers on earth—44.2% saw decreases in streamflow and 11.9% saw increases over 35 years. AMHERST, Mass. — A new study in ...