Using drainage-friendly materials like crushed rock rather than hard stone in landscaping also helps to reduce runoff. So, enjoy the benefits of all this fresh water, but use it as a reminder to ...

As rain and snow fall, rivers transport freshwater runoff along with dissolved organic and particulate materials, including carbon, to coastal areas. With the Arctic now warming nearly four times ...

They found evidence of extreme freshwater runoff, which washed soil and stony materials out to sea. Those layers of material became buried beneath years of sand. The depth of the layers and the ...

And then a lot of it roared back, along with plenty of freshwater runoff. Marine waters from the Fort Myers-Cape Coral were pushed several miles upstream, and a dam that typically allows water to ...

Vermont's freshwater lakes have experienced challenges ... that’s something we can work with. But nutrient runoff is a much bigger problem," he said. Vermont has stepped in, with programs ...