President Trump is not the first to downplay providing federal emergency relief. During the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, ...

University of Minnesota researchers say using nature instead of concrete is best for controlling Mississippi River flooding in Minnesota and the upper Midwest.

Vocal residents of the upper Amite River basin packed an East Feliciana Parish church June 30 to vent their frustrations ...

Flooding on the Mississippi River has brought some good news to. Viking Mississippi, a river cruise ship that carries up to 386 passengers, had to reroute its planned trip up the Mississippi over to ...

In 2019, an unrelenting flood swamped more than half a million acres in the Mississippi Delta's Yazoo Backwater. It took more than six months to recede. Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd reports on a pumping ...

A coalition has begun an effort to bring back Tulare Lake and its once-vast wetlands on thousands of acres of farmland in the ...

Learn about the iconic Mississippi River: its vibrant river history, crucial role among US rivers, diverse ecology, and the ...

The Morrison County Historical Society invites the public to enjoy its current temporary exhibit, The River Connects Us, a photographic display that explores life and culture on the Mississippi River, ...

Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, highlights the drastically different futures facing America’s two most critical rivers. The Colorado River continues to shrink, increasing ...

This summer marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf Coast, leaving more than 1,300 people dead and ...

According to the North Central River Forecast Center in Chanhassen, Minnesota, the Mississippi River at Rock Island is expected to reach its 15-foot flood stage by 1 p.m. Wednesday.