A gorge is a deep, narrow canyon created by a river eroding through solid rock. The mountain is rising ... rebound is raising them up faster than erosion is wearing them down.

A new study in Chile shows how small differences in rock type can drive large differences in erosion, vegetation, and river networks, illuminating the role of mineralogy in shaping landscapes.

Emergency repairs are happening on the levee near the Consumnes River from damage that dates back to the 2023 winter storms.

Weathering and erosion slowly chisel, polish, and buff Earth's rock into ever evolving works of art—and then wash the remains into the sea. The processes are definitively independent ...

The north and middle pedestrian crossings at the North Inlet Day Area will be closed Labor Day weekend due to erosion ... on ...

Erosion is the process that wears away the river bed and banks. Erosion also breaks up the rocks that are carried by the river. Landslides are occasional, rapid movements of a mass of earth or ...

A repaired Cosumnes River section of levee, where a break in early January 2023 caused flooding in Wilton. Sacramento County on Tuesday Feb. 4, 2025, announced an alert for needed repairs to a section ...

Available February 4th, next week’s episode is about erosion and weathering. We will use sand and rocks to simulate what happens after a river flood. Water is powerful, it can grind down ...

Where a river begins Features of a river's upper ... Soft rock wears away quicker than hard rock, this is erosion. A ledge of hard rock develops as the soft rock erodes, forming a plunge pool.