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Saltwater intrusion in Mississippi River threatens livelihood of residents south of New Orleans
Nungesser added that if saltwater levels were to hit New Orleans as high as they ... analyze the entire Mississippi River from top to bottom. One significant section of the Lower Mississippi ...
The New York Times25d
April’s Storms Were Relentless. But the Rainwater Is Finally Going Away.
The rain in early April turned into runoff and flowed for days, into the upper portion of the lower Mississippi ... the Center for River Studies at Louisiana State University. Image Flooding ...
Smithsonian Magazine5d
How the United States Laid Claim to the Mississippi River, One Mile at a Time
Watery ground at the Arkansas site where French officer Henri de Tonti created the first permanent European settlement in the Lower ... as well. High water on the Mississippi River.
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Saltwater intrusion in Mississippi River threatens livelihoods
Nungesser added that if saltwater levels were to hit New Orleans as high as they ... analyze the entire Mississippi River from top to bottom. One significant section of the Lower Mississippi ...
Bloomberg L.P.25d
The Deep Budget Cuts Trump Seeks as His Second Term Takes Shape
Delta Regional Authority Funds economic development projects for the lower Mississippi River and Alabama Black ... of Peace Encourages confliction resolution and prevention through ...
NASA17d
Map of the Ancient Mississippi
Historic flooding along the Mississippi River gives me an excuse to show another of my favorite maps, from Geological Investigation of the Alluvial Valley of the Lower Mississippi ... visible in ...
The Lens17h
Tracking the sediment carried by the muddy Mississippi
New research shows that typically, less than 10% of land-building alluvium reaches the Bird’s Foot Delta region, the ...
Marine Link29d
Barge Sinks in Collision on Lower Mississippi River
A vessel collision resulted in a barge breakaway and one sunken barge on the Lower Mississippi River near New Orleans on Sunday night. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a ...
WGNO28d
Vessel collision on Lower Mississippi River sinks barge: U.S. Coast Guard
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The United States Coast Guard is investigating a vessel collision on the Lower Mississippi River that sunk a barge. According to guardsmen, around 9:20 p.m. on Sunday ...
WWLTV29d
11-foot alligator spotted as Mississippi River nears flood stage in New Orleans
During high-water events like we're currently experiencing on the Lower Mississippi, rising river levels flood the batture, the strip of land between the river and the levee. The flooding drives ...
WVUE FOX 8 News28d
River crests arriving earlier and lower than expected, easing pressure on Bonnet Carre Spillway operations
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The Mississippi River is cresting earlier and lower than previously forecasted, reducing pressure on flood control infrastructure and eliminating, for now, the need to open ...