The story of the United States becoming a global superpower is deeply intertwined with the river that runs through its heart—the Mississippi River. This mighty waterway served as a crucial artery for ...

Discovered during a highway interchange project, the site offers some insight into the lives of formerly enslaved people in North Mississippi.

Mayo Clinic Health System maintains a facility in Red Wing, providing world-class healthcare with small-town convenience. The hospital offers emergency services, specialty care, and preventive health ...

The Bonnet Carre Spillway has been opened more than a dozen times since it was constructed nearly 100 years ago, but the protection it offers New Orleans’ levee system comes at a cost ...

She has covered climate change and natural disasters extensively ... Languages: English. The Mississippi River is a critical transportation route for agricultural and industrial goods, and ...

“This plan allows more of a comprehensive way for levee districts to ... of new locks on the upper Mississippi in favor of helping the river revert to more natural processes.

Data from the U.S. Census Bureau has revealed which states have the largest populations that are vulnerable to natural disasters ... social vulnerability was Mississippi, with 26.02 percent ...

Peeples, commander of the Mississippi Valley Division of ... the riverside and the landside of the Yazoo Backwater Levee mimicking more natural flood pulses and therefore benefitting the ...

“Natural seedling ... the east bank of the Mississippi River, in St. Charles, St. John the Baptist and St. James Parishes. Once the projects are completed, the new levee will meet with the ...

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