Mississippi River cities brace for still-rising floodwaters
The river is now forecast to crest in Cairo, Illinois, at up to 54 feet on Thursday, April 10 — just over major flood stage — and the river could stay above 50 feet for about two weeks.
Topic: Mississippi River basin
RSSThere are 13 article(s) tagged Mississippi River basin:
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April 2025
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March 2025
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Mississippi River mayors lobby for more flood funding
While the Mississippi River group is not shying away from using words like “climate” and “resilience” in its policy goals, members are uncertain how much federal support they can count on, given recent government cutbacks.
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February 2025
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Lower Mississippi’s largest ecosystem restoration gets go-ahead but not funding
The $63.7 million project would restore forests and wetland habitats along 39 miles of the Mississippi River.
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December 2024
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As salt water flows up Mississippi, the region looks for solutions
This is the third year in a row that salt water from the Gulf of Mexico has crept up the Mississippi River. This phenomenon, known as salt water intrusion, previously only happened about once per decade.
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September 2024
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As Delta towns lose population, culture and history disappear with them
Corona, Tennessee, is one of 35 border communities that, over time, have been cut off from their state by the Mississippi River. Located in unincorporated Tipton, it’s a two-hour drive from the rest of county.
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February 2024
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Billions of cicadas will emerge in the Mississippi River basin this spring
Starting in late April, two major broods of cicadas will emerge together in the U.S. for the first time in 221 years. Memphis, however, won’t see cicadas outside of our normal ones until 2028.
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Renewed legislation aims to protect Mississippi River amid environmental worries
“Since (this legislation) was first introduced (in 2021), the conditions of the world we live in just keep showing us that there is an urgent need to address these problems, and they’re not solving themselves,” said the executive director of the Mississippi River Network.
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January 2024
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Midwest snowfall could bring drought relief to Mississippi River basin
“We have some huge rainfall deficits that have built up, not only over the last year but the last few years,” said the director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Midwest Climate Hub.
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How clean is the upper Mississippi River? Report finds improvement but emerging threats
The upper Mississippi River is getting saltier but concentrations of most metals have decreased.
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August 2023
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The Mississippi River’s floodplain forests are dying. The race is on to bring them back.
Floodplain forests play a pivotal role in the river ecosystem – creating wildlife habitat, improving water quality, storing carbon and slowing flooding. But they’re disappearing.
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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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December 2022
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Invasive black carp now thriving in the Mississippi River basin
A new multi-year report from the U.S. Geological Survey found the range of black carp in the Mississippi River basin now includes the entirety of the river, from New Orleans to the southeastern edge of Iowa.
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October 2022
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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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