The Untamed River and the Life It BringsBy James C. ScottYale University Press In Praise of Floods, the final published work by ...

As climate change and development exacerbate the Mississippi River’s environmental problems, many communities will have to ...

Anderson Jones had something to be grateful for. He finally made it home. Five years earlier, the sandbag levee protecting ...

Anderson Jones had something to be grateful for. He finally made it home. Five years earlier, the sandbag levee protecting ...

The next statement will be issued Wednesday morning at 945 AM CDT. && ...FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY, JUNE 24.

USA TODAY spoke with National Hurricane Center Director Michael Brennan about what you should do to prepare for hurricane ...

To John Ruskey, the Mississippi River is “a creative force” that sculpts the landscape and rejuvenates the people who ...

An April report by a nonprofit environmental advocacy group named the Mississippi River as the most endangered in the United ...

The prospect of water pushing into homes and businesses is a heavy weight ... the National Water Prediction Service shows where river flooding is possible. The information, while far from the ...

Mississippi ... shipping channel at the river's end to reach major ports that handle 18% of U.S. waterborne commerce. For almost 100 years, levees and other human-made flood control structures ...

New research shows that typically, less than 10% of land-building alluvium reaches the Bird’s Foot Delta region, the southernmost reach of the river, where it meets the Gulf. NEW ORLEANS, La. – ...

Still, research shows buyers often overlook flood hazards when choosing a home, prioritizing factors like neighborhood amenities and waterfront views. It does not help that there is no clear ...