While Mississippi River levels are still well above last year’s lows, the drought underscores how extreme weather is putting the world’s most vital waterways at risk. Over the past two years, dry ...

BOOTHVILLE – Just off the Mississippi River in southeast Louisiana, an 18-wheeler trailer filled with white cylinders whirred as workers prepared to turn the machine off for the day. The truck houses ...

In Greenville, Mississippi, the river is expected to crest at 52.5 feet on April 22. Power outages and business shutdowns are anticipated as water threatens ports and grain terminals.

BOOTHVILLE, La. – Just off the Mississippi River in southeast Louisiana, an 18-wheeler trailer filled with white cylinders whirred as workers prepared to turn the machine off for the day.

The Mississippi River is currently experiencing low water levels, which can exacerbate the effects of saltwater intrusion as well as impact shipping activities. Too much saltwater upstream in the ...

Fast-flowing Mississippi River causing mound erosion. ... Thomas-Bear said the area around Effigy Mounds National Monument used to have more ancient Indigenous mounds, ... made of large rocks.