Researchers say drought, sea level rise, severe storms and dredging are partly to blame for the increased in frequency and ...

The Mississippi River is considered the most endangered in the U.S. due to uncertainty over the Federal Emergency Management ...

as well as natural coastal dynamics that are occurring,” said LSU Professor of Geology and Geophysics Samuel Bentley. The Mississippi River Delta Transition Initiative, or MissDelta, received $ ...

The upcoming flights in the lower Mississippi River Valley will support groundwater ... 3-D representations of geology and ...

In 1758, the French ethnographer Antoine-Simon Le Page du Pratz published The History of Louisiana, in which he wrote that the Mississippi River’s name meant “the ancient father of rivers.” ...

The Mississippi River is considered the most endangered in the U.S. due to uncertainty over the Federal Emergency Management Agency's future, according to an environmental group based in Washington ...

The Mississippi River's endangered status stems from uncertainty surrounding FEMA's future role in floodplain protection and infrastructure maintenance. FEMA plays a crucial role in disaster ...