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GRIT remaps the world's rivers, branching into the unknown to aid global flood modeling
A team led by researchers at the University of Oxford has created the most complete map of the world's rivers ever made, ...
Science Daily1h
World's rivers remapped to improve flood modeling
A team has created the most complete map of the world's rivers ever made offering a major leap forward for flood prediction, climate risk planning, and water resource management in a warming world.
Al Jazeera on MSN5d
More than 100 dead after flooding in eastern DR Congo, officials say
Heavy overnight floods have washed away several villages in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing more than 100 ...
Congo's battle against M23 strains public finances, IMF says
An escalation of fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has strained the Central African nation's public finances, ...
Eos1d
New Global River Map Is the First to Include River Bifurcations and Canals
GRIT provides a much more detailed look at how rivers merge and split, which could enhance hydrological modeling, flood ...
Mongabay News on MSN12h
Republic of Congo’s gold mining boom undermines conservation efforts
By Mongabay.com The Republic of Congo has one of the lowest deforestation rates in the world, but “uncontrolled gold mining” ...
Mongabay News on MSN1d
13 years after deadly attack, an okapi returns to Epulu in DRC reserve
In February 2025, rangers at Okapi Wildlife Reserve in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in partnership with the Okapi ...
Daily Wrap on MSN5d
Flood in eastern Congo claims 100 lives, hampers aid efforts
The eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is grappling with the tragic effects of a flood that has already ...
The Straits Times5d
More than 100 dead after flooding in eastern Congo, official says
BUKAVU, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - More than 100 people have died ... when torrential rains and strong winds caused the Kasaba river to overflow its banks. The statement gave a toll of 62 ...