rivers
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More than 300 relief camps have been set up in the state, sheltering over 10,000 people, after rains triggered landslides and swollen rivers breached their banks.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
A drought is wreaking havoc along Europe’s rivers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Carbon that was previously locked in the soil can then reach the Arctic Ocean through rivers and coastal erosion.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
A growing number of community groups across the South West are testing pollution levels at beaches, rivers and waterways.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
The first great, practical achievement of the new science was Newcomen’s steam engine of 1712—the very engine Swift was presumably mocking when he complained about mills being built where there were no rivers.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
