The Amazon River is known for its length, unique ecosystem, and cultural significance. It is the largest river system in the world by discharge volume and drainage basin area, and it is nearly twice as big as the Congo river basin.....

For centuries, the longest river in Africa provided water and fertile land for the creation of the Egyptian civilisation.1 . Where does the Nile river flow thro....

The longest river in Europe has had considerable influence on the development of many cities in Russia, where industrial, commercial and tourism activities are....

The longest river in North America formed in response to both Laurentide ice sheet glaciation and to glaciation of the Rocky Mountains.....

The river was named after a British explorer who travelled its waters with a crew of 12 people in three canoes, trying to reach the Pacific Ocean, in 1789.....

It was explored for the first time by Europeans in 1516, when Juan Díaz de Solís, chief commander of the Spanish crew, crossed the estuary to find....

The basin of the deepest river in the world provides food, water, medicines and transportation to about 75 million people, according to Yale University’s....

The age of the river is a matter of debate, but the longest river in Asia dates from approximately 45 million years ago during the Eocene.1 . Where does the Yan....

The Nile is the longest river in Africa and flows northward crossing 10 countries: Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, S....

The debate is on: which is the longest river in the world, the Amazon or the Nile?1 . The Amazon riverThe Amazon is 6,800 kilometres long. That makes it the lon....

The longest river in Mexico is very important for the economy of the state of Chihuahua, as well as internationally, since it is part of the 1944 Water Treaty b....

The source of the Amazon is 5,170 metres above sea level.1 . The source of the AmazonThe source of the Amazon river is in the Apacheta valley, at the slopes of....

The most polluted river in the world is also the most sacred river of Hinduism.1 . The Ganges riverThe Ganges is 2,510 kilometres long, relatively short in comp....

The depletion and pollution of water resources has been a problem for years now, and we have not found a proper answer to solve this global challenge yet.1 . So....

In the past few years, we have seen the emergence of several social movements related to climate change, such as "Youth for climate", which intends to raise soc....

Determining which is the largest waterfall in the world depends on the criteria you take into account. It depends on the height, the flow rate and the width.1 .....

Hydroelectric power is obtained from the potential energy of a water body located at a certain height above a river channel, which is converted into kinetic ene....

Without this natural phenomenon, the average temperature of the Earth's surface would be 18 degrees Celsius below zero, and life on the planet would not be....

We say that we render water potable when it undergoes a process to make it suitable for drinking.1 . Potable waterPotable water, or water suitable for human con....

Even though the amount of water in the hydrosphere is constant, it is unevenly distributed in the planet. We find it in oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, glaciers, g....

The water cycle is undergoing changes due to climate change, something that entails great uncertainty about the potential effects on life on Earth.1 . What is t....

Two of the processes that are part of the water cycle are evaporation and condensation into clouds, that leads to precipitation. Evaporation is considered as a....

Humankind has always faced the challenge of separating salt from seawater. Aristotle already talked about how useful seawater could be to irrigate fields and qu....

Osmosis is a process of vital importance to maintain the osmotic balance that allows cells to function, and in the water sector it is used as a desalination opt....

Much research effort has been devoted to study unconventional options to obtain water in times of water shortages. Worth noting are wastewater treatment, desali....