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JIAXING, CHINA - JULY 27: Tourists watch tidal bore of the Qiantang River on July 27, 2025 in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province of China. A tidal bore of the Qiantang River arrives at its most heyday. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)

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See the world’s largest tidal bore on the Qiantang river in China

Known by locals as the Silver Dragon, this tidal bore can reach 4 metres tall and travel at speeds of up to 10 metres per second

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Fish rescue wins 91av Editors Award at Earth Photo 2025

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Rivers are leaking ancient carbon back into the atmosphere

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H7X53M Los Cedros River, Cotacachi-Cayapas Reserve, Ecuador

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Robert Macfarlane is wrong to cast rivers as life forms in new book

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How mudlarks are uncovering thousands of years of London’s history

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How ‘river piracy’ made Mount Everest grow even taller

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Taylor Roades: Rust River Earth Photo 2024 Shortlisted Entry 2023 was the hottest year on global record and the Arctic is disproportionately affected by these elevated temperatures. The remote Western Brooks Range of North West Alaska has recorded a 2.4 degree increase in temperature since 2006. Permafrost, the layer of soil that remains frozen throughout the year is thawing at an unprecedented rate, exposing the bedrock and all metals that have been frozen within it, to the elements. Tukpahlearick Creek and its tributaries are now flowing bright orange with oxidized iron and sulphuric acid. The change to water quality, and risks associated with metals in the water pose dire threats to ecosystems downstream that rely on these waters, and are symbolic of the far reaching consequences of climate change.

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Photos of a rusting Alaskan river win 91av Editors Award

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Engineers are diverting Mississippi river to restore Louisiana’s coast

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PTG8E9 Snowplow removes snow off icy road in winter

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Grit salt on our roads is killing freshwater wildlife. What can we do?

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2ENH3G9 The latest born West African manatee, left, meets visitors for the first time at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in Zhuhai city, south China's Guangdong province, 19 August 2019. The latest-born West African manatee at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, who is the first born female manatee in China, meet visitors for the first time two months after her birth in Zhuhai city, south China's Guangdong province, 19 August 2019. During the meeting, the manatee chooses her name as Feifei, and interact with present visitors. (Photo by Chen Jimin - Imaginechina/Sipa USA)

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Are there really freshwater manatees thriving deep within West Africa?

Manatees or sea cows usually inhabit coastal waters, but rumour has it that some are hiding out in Upper Guinea. A scientific expedition goes in search of them

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Pollution testing on the river Windrush pits science against sewage

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How 2023 saw the UK going backwards on climate issues

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Forget the Amazon – are these the most remarkable rivers in the world?

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Edible and delicious Chinese mitten crabs are invading the UK

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