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Takeaways from AP examination of flooding's effect along Mississippi River
San Francisco Chronicle· 4 days agoCommerce along the Mississippi River has evolved over the past century at the expense of many...
For shrinking Mississippi River towns, frequent floods worsen fortunes
Associated Press via AOL· 4 days agoFlooding has pushed people out of their homes near the Mississippi River at a roughly 30% higher...
How the United States Laid Claim to the Mississippi River, One Mile at a Time
Smithsonian Magazine· 1 day 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 ...
Massive "dead zone" to form in Gulf of Mexico, scientists warn
CBS News· 1 day agoNearly 6,000 square miles - an area roughly the size of Connecticut - will become a "dead zone" for...
Scientists make troubling prediction for size of Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ this summer
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric prediction is based on the amount of nutrients monitored by the...
Stark Warning: Dangerous Levels Of Toxic Gas Detected In Louisiana's "Cancer Alley"
IFLScience· 7 hours agoThe chemical in question is ethylene oxide, an extremely flammable and colorless gas with a slightly...
Review: Violence? Injustice? Math? It's all here in a history of 'The Great River,' the Mississippi
New Hampshire Union Leader· 12 hours agoIn his deeply researched book “The Great River: The Making & Unmaking of the Mississippi River,”...
Louisiana Congressman Garret Graves won't run for reelection
Shreveport Times | The Times via Yahoo News· 21 hours ago"This committee is the throttle for federal action on traffic, bridges, railroads and airports – and Louisiana priorities like ports and Mississippi River