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Texas and Louisiana on alert for deluge of tropical rainfall
AccuWeather· 18 hours agoLast week, a tropical rainstorm brought heavy rainfall to portions of Florida. This week,...
For shrinking Mississippi River towns, frequent floods worsen fortunes
St. Louis Post-Dispatch· 5 days agoFlooding has pushed people out of their homes near the Mississippi River at a roughly 30% higher...
Farm runoff fuels Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone'. Can Kentucky agriculture change course?
Gannett via AOL· 1 day agoWhen these nutrients enter local waterways, they enter a vast system and contribute to a vast...
Teachers visit QCA to study river and environmental issues
WHBF Davenport via Yahoo News· 7 days agoTeachers from across the country are in the QCA to study the Mississippi River and environmental...
Barge in on a big QC party at Beacon Harbor
WHBF Davenport via Yahoo News· 5 days agoLiving Lands & Waters (LL&W) is hosting its Barge Party on Thursday, June 13th, 2024, at Beacon Harbor in East Moline, the site of its future...
For shrinking Mississippi River towns, frequent floods worsen fortunes
Anchorage Daily News· 5 days agoFlooding has pushed people out of their homes near the Mississippi River at a roughly 30% higher...
Review | ‘The Great River’ explores the beauty and power of the Mississippi
Washington Post· 4 days agoFor most Americans, the Mississippi River exists more as an idea than a real waterway. While driving...
Scientists make troubling prediction for size of Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ this summer
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric prediction is based on the amount of nutrients monitored by the...
For shrinking Mississippi River towns, frequent floods worsen fortunes
AOL· 6 days agoFlooding has pushed people out of their homes near the Mississippi River at a roughly 30% higher rate than the U.S. as a whole, according to data provided ...
How the United States Laid Claim to the Mississippi River, One Mile at a Time
Smithsonian Magazine· 3 days agoOn October 27, 1815, Prospect Robbins arrived by boat at the point in the alluvial swamps where the Arkansas and Mississippi rivers meet. Both surveyors were veterans—Brown a captain, Robbins ...