For the Mississippi River basin, Jill Trepanier, an associate professor at Louisiana State University studying weather and climate, is most concerned about the extreme variability in precipitation.

Much of the Mississippi River basin is getting wetter, according to a new analysis of federal data, while rainfall events are becoming more intense. At the same time, the western half of the U.S ...

Climate change-fueled hurricanes and sea-level rise get a lot of attention, but Mississippi River Basin communities also are experiencing the effects of global warming. Search Query Show Search News ...

A prolonged flood event is beginning to unfold along the lower Mississippi River, a consequence of the widespread heavy rainfall that drenched the river basin in early April. Experts predict the ...

Just before the appearance of the saltwater wedge in 2023, Miller said his team found that evaporative demand throughout the Mississippi River Basin was reaching 40-year highs. Historically, periods ...

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 ...

The Mississippi River basin is getting wetter as climate change brings era of extreme rain, floods Data analysis shows some parts of the U.S. receive up to 8 more inches of rain each year then ...

Climate change-fueled hurricanes and sea-level rise get a lot of attention, but Mississippi River Basin communities also are experiencing the effects of global warming. Search Query Show Search News ...