NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Some Mississippi River Valley mayors say the weekend's storms caused record damage and that floods may strike again if smaller rivers overflow. The mayors are part of the ...

Mayors from across the Mississippi River Valley are taking action against plastic pollution, launching a first-of-its-kind initiative to protect the river. This week, leaders from 10 states met in St.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Low Mississippi water levels are starting to impact shipping. (Photo: Shutterstock) A lack of rain, particularly in areas that ...

Numerous towns along the northern reaches of the Mississippi River could experience “major” flooding in the coming days, according to the National Weather Service. The National Weather Service said ...

Along with calls for better disaster mitigation programs, the mayors announced a new federal data tool that will compile information on drought, flooding and river levels. Mayors along the Mississippi ...

Mississippi River levels are low this fall season—for the third year in a row. “The timing couldn’t be worse,” says Jon Davis, chief meteorologist at Everstream Analytics. “October is a critical month ...

Building warmth has evolved into a persistent heat wave for a large part of the central United States and will continue through the end of the week in some locations. Dry conditions linked to the heat ...

Farmers rely on the Mississippi River to ship grain and bring them imported fertilizer and other critical inputs. But another year of low river levels means barge travel will be more expensive. The ...

Back-to-back cross-country storms are expected to bring heavy rain to millions east of the Mississippi River, the first of which begins Thursday, bringing a severe weather threat to parts of the ...

The previous chapter provides the rationale for a systems approach to deltaic research, and for integrated water and environmental management. This chapter builds upon these themes with a set of ...

Brief introduction to the archaeology of the central Mississippi River Valley / Michael J. O'Brien and Robert C. Dunnell -- Examination of Mississippian-period phases in southeastern Missouri / ...