Natural DisastersAugust 1, 2019
The Problem with Levees
They can be very valuable tools for managing flood risk—but we learned a century ago that relying on them exclusively won’t work
Stories by Nicholas Pinter
Nicholas Pinter holds the Shlemon Chair in Applied Geosciences and serves as Associate Director of the Center for Watershed Sciences at the University of California, Davis.
The SciencesJuly 1, 2005
How Erosion Builds Mountains
An understanding of how tectonic, erosional and climatic forces interact to shape mountains permits clearer insights into Earth's history
The SciencesApril 1, 1997
How Erosion Builds Mountains
An understanding of how tectonic, erosional and climatic forces interact to shape mountains permits clearer insights into the earth's history