The eastern region of Zhejiang is mainly composed of coastal plains and hills, the central region of Zhejiang is a basin, the southwestern region of Zhejiang is hills and mountains, and Zhoushan City ...

Public officials designing seawalls, levees and other safeguards against rising seas can save money if their solutions are ...

Deposition is the laying down of material in a new location. It occurs when waves lose energy to transport rocks, pebbles and sand. Longshore drift is the process where particles moves along the ...

We know more about the Moon’s surface than Earth’s ocean floor — but that’s changing fast. A NASA-supported team used a ...

Criterion (viii): The property represents an exceptional example of ongoing geological processes related to erosional and depositional features in a hot desert. The yardang/kalut landforms are widely ...

Coastal lagoons were formed by the progradation of mouth bars, influenced by wave actions. An increase of 343% in the mean annual sediment load, due to the SFO, significantly accelerated these changes ...

The melting of glaciers leads to global sea level rise and increases the risks to coastal populations ... The interstream split becomes ridge-shaped. Depositional features like as alluvial fans (for ...

A deep low pressure system to the southeast of the state is bringing vigorous south to southwesterly winds and large waves to the coastal waters. Winds and surf conditions will ease through the ...

Mar. 28, 2025 — Why do some plants thrive in specific regions but not in others? A study explores the factors shaping plant distributions and how these patterns have changed over millions of ...