Pumping Mississippi River water west: Drought solution or pipe dream?
Pumping water from the Mississippi River to drought-stricken western states is an option, but an expensive one.
Topic: Mississippi River
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February 2023
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January 2023
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‘Forever chemicals’ detected in lower Mississippi River
Some of the “forever chemicals” that scientists have linked to various health risks were found at five locations along the Mississippi River in Louisiana at levels well above the EPA’s most recent guidance, according to a new report.
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Congress OKs $40M lower Mississippi River restoration
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said the program would help lower Mississippi River cities “become more disaster resilient” as the river emerges from a historic drought.
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December 2022
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Mississippi River basin’s record-breaking drought beginning to ease
This fall’s drought could be a harbinger of challenges ahead for the Mississippi River shipping industry.
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Conaway: Ghost of a river — Part One
“No river in America’s maritime history has seen greater tragedy. And no drama on the Mississippi has been as dramatic, no tragedy as tragic, as what occurred right here.”
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November 2022
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Conaway: To see the wonder, all you have to do is look
As half the country was in a drought — Lake Mead turning into Pond Mead and our own Mighty Mississippi becoming the Measly Mississippi — the ginkgoes didn’t turn yellow. Until they did.
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Mississippi River rising but still low
A long-lasting La Niña is complicating the forecast. Right now, the country is preparing for its third consecutive year of La Niña — the first three-year La Niña in two decades.
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Oh, Snap: This week’s best photos
Lotsa good news this week: The Tigers basketball team outdid Vanderbilt, The Lake District is taking off despite some setbacks, and record-low water in the Mississippi River creates a haven for treasure hunters.
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Record lows reveal magic of Mississippi River’s sunken past
“Most of us sort of live in our little world where everything is always the same. The leaves change, and the grass grows, but when a river drops like this … there’s a real sense of discovery — a sort of magic.”
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Oh, snap: This week’s best photos
The Mississippi River level is at a record-breaking low, and The Daily Memphian photographer Mark Weber captured images of the historic occasion.
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Strickland among mayors calling for federal help with Mississippi River’s record low
“Low water can have as great a cost, or greater, than high water,” Strickland said. “We have all these tools at our disposal for floods, but very few for droughts.”
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October 2022
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Mississippi River level in flux, but new record low reported
Drought conditions across much of the country continue to push the Mississippi River lower in Memphis, and weather officials say drier and hotter-than-average conditions will continue in the Southern U.S. this winter.
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Gripped by drought, drenched by rain, Mississippi basin sees climate extremes
Drought is affecting the region even as climate change-induced increases in rainfall amount and intensity have been documented.
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Mississippi River hits record low in Memphis
If the Mississippi River near Memphis is below the five-foot marker, the National Weather Service considers the river low. Now, the river is more than 15 feet lower than “low.”
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Bartlett’s ‘Greybeard’ defies odds with outdoorsman feats
Dale Sanders recently completed his latest adventure, canoeing the Mississippi River from its source in Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, setting a world record along the way.
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Letter to the Editor: ‘No consideration’ should be given to sending water to California
An argument against building a pipeline from the Mississippi River to California.
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When it rains: Increased flooding forcing towns to make hard choices
As increased rainfall and repetitive flooding strain aging infrastructure in many towns, residents along the Mississippi River ask the same question: Do we pack up and move out?
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When it rains: Mississippi River basin gets wetter as climate change brings extreme rain, floods
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When it rains: How the series was reported
After floods hammered St. Louis and eastern Kentucky this summer, the Ag & Water Desk wanted to know: Is rainfall increasing in the Mississippi River basin?
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When it rains: Mississippi River basin gets wetter as climate change brings extreme rain, floods
Our climate that is growing hotter and wetter — and more prone to dumping massive rains and flash flooding on communities whose creeks, streams and drainage systems are not equipped to handle such volatile waters.
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Low Mississippi River has barges running aground, farmers’ crops piling up
During the first week of October, the river hit historic lows in Memphis, where it hovered just a few feet higher than the lowest recorded river level.
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Low water affects Mississippi River barge traffic
The National Weather Service predicts the Mississippi River at Memphis will reach its second-lowest level ever by Oct. 13. The drought is limiting barge traffic, just as crops harvested in the early fall need to be transported.
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July 2022
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Tennessee warns of contaminants in Mississippi River fish; Arkansas doesn’t
A 31-mile stretch of the Mississippi River is under a “do not consume” advisory because of high levels of methylmercury, chlordane and other organic contaminants in the fish, but posted warnings only exist on the Tennessee side. Arkansas has no advisories for the same stretch of the river.
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March 2022
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Lee proposes $20 million for riverfront dock expansion
The budget amendment also includes $10 million for the National Civil Rights Museum, $2.5 million each for the Brooks Museum of Art and the Leftwich Tennis Center and $100,000 for the Southern Heritage Classic.
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February 2022
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Nine months after feared collapse, officials beef up I-40 bridge oversight
Hernando DeSoto Bridge vulnerabilities could have been detected four decades ago, ArDOT officials say.
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Sculptor relieved Tom Lee bronze will remain a focal point
“The river is a remarkable, remarkable sight right there at Tom Lee Park ... like the surface of a muscular dragon,” said David Alan Clark, who created the monument that was put in place 16 years ago.
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