Aquatic Enunciation.

As an extension of the first blog of 2009 about literal and figurative tectonic shifts, here is an image of what's going on in Madagascar. This is the Betsiboka River Delta completely loaded with sediment from dramatic erosion caused by the burning of the rainforests. This sediment is what ultimately causes the flooding of villages, therefore the advent of water-borne illness. In my infantile 2-months studying these patterns, I think sediment at river mouths can tell us a lot about the impact of human activity. Plus, they have to be one of the most gorgeous landscape features on the planet. Seriously, aside from watershed ridgelines and geological formations (Bob Furlong would be proud), what else creates patterns and spaces like these? A little different than the Grading and Drainage Registration Exam, hey? (that's for you, Michael!)
















Betsiboka River Delta (Madagascar - Bombetoka Bay)






And since seriality always leads to discovery, here are images of other world river deltas (you can tell everything about a river's mouth - similar to a human's eyes)



















Nile River Delta (lower Egypt - Mediterranean Sea)

























Amazon River Delta (Brazil - Atlantic Ocean)

























Mississippi River Delta (Louisiana - Gulf of Mexico)

























Selenga River Delta (Mongolia/Russia - Lake Baikal)

























Niger River Delta (Nigeria - Gulf of Guinea)
























Mekong River Delta (Vietnam - South China Sea)

























Ganges River (Bengal [Bangladesh and India inter-tidal] - Bay of Bengal)

















Tigres-Euphrates River Delta (Iraq/Iran - Persian Gulf)
Highly Endangered Region
























Volga River Delta (Russia - Caspian Sea)



















Irrawaddy River Delta (Burma - Andaman Sea)
























Ural River Delta (Kazakhstan - Caspian Sea)


















Gabon River Delta (Gabon - Gulf of Guinea)



















Okavango River Delta (Botswana, the world's largest inland delta)





And just to bring seriality back home, full circle, here is our lovely New York Harbor.











I don't know what it is about this topic, but it really affects me. There is just something about water. More in next blog about this, as it pertains to Harlem. Oh sweet Harlem.