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‘Everything out the faucet is salt’: Louisianans struggle as drinking water crisis persists

New Orleans has avoided losing drinking water due to a saltwater ‘wedge’ traveling up the Mississippi River – but in Plaquemines parish, it has already happened

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What is seawater intrusion? A hydrogeologist explains the shifting balance between fresh and salt water at the coast

Seawater intrusion is the movement of saline water from the ocean or estuaries into freshwater systems. The seawater that has crept up the Mississippi River in the summer and early fall of 2023 is a reminder that coastal communities teeter in a fragile land-sea balance.

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Reprieve for New Orleans as salt water creeping up the Mississippi River slows its march inland

Salt water inching up the Mississippi River is progressing more slowly than once projected — buying time for water systems in metropolitan New Orleans that draw drinking water from the river

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Louisiana citrus farmers are seeing a mass influx of salt water that could threaten seedlings

Citrus farmers in the southeast corner of Louisiana are scrambling to find ways to irrigate their crops with fresh water

The Independent UK

Biden to send disaster assistance to Louisiana, as salt water threatens the state's drinking water

President Joe Biden has announced federal disaster assistance for Louisiana, which is working to slow a mass inflow of salt water creeping up the Mississippi River and threatening drinking water supplies in the southern part of the state

The Independent UK

Louisiana's struggle with influx of salt water prompts a request for Biden to declare an emergency

Salt water flowing from the Gulf of Mexico into the drought-stricken Mississippi River is prompting Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards to ask President Joe Biden to declare a state of emergency

The Independent UK

Can seaweed clean up the Gulf of Mexico?

The mouth of the Mississippi is a "dead zone" where life struggles to survive. Seaweed could instill new life there

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EXPLAINER: What is saltwater intrusion and how is it affecting Louisiana's drinking water?

Salt water from the Gulf of Mexico is creeping up the drought-stricken Mississippi River and threatening drinking water supplies in some Louisiana communities

The Independent UK

Saltwater intrusion threatens New Orleans drinking water putting thousands at risk

The Mississippi River expected to hit record low water levels for second year in a row

The Independent UK

New Orleans declares emergency over saltwater intrusion in drinking water

Potential health risks of high salt concentrations for those who rely on Mississippi River lead mayor to sign declaration

The Guardian - US

How to spend a day in the French Quarter, New Orleans’ fun-loving, jazz-inflected neighbourhood

A visit to the French Quarter can range from delightfully debauched to wholesome, but however you spent your time, there’s always something to capture your attention, says Paul Stafford

The Independent UK

America’s most crucial waterway is drying out

Water levels on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers are falling for a second straight year, raising the prospect of shipping problems along the all-important US freight routes.

Tribune News Service

Tom Lee Park reimagines Mississippi banks into a lush public space in Memphis

Tom Lee Park is a lush new public space that transforms the banks of the Mississippi river in Memphis

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'I sailed the Mississippi River on the largest steamboat ever built - it's no ordinary cruise'

American Queen is the largest steamboat ever built and a cruise on the mighty Mississippi river in the USA is an easy paced voyage of discovery from New Orleans to Memphis taking in music and plantation homes

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The Independent UK

Mississippi River waters keep rising in Iowa and Illinois

People along the Mississippi River in southeast Iowa and northwest Illinois are warily watching rising water levels from the spring snow melt

The Independent UK

Flood concerns rise as Mississippi River crests in Iowa city

The National Weather Service says the Mississippi River is cresting in Iowa as areas along the river continue to brace for flooding

The Independent UK

Flooding Mississippi River prompts evacuations, sandbagging

Some residents along the Upper Mississippi River were evacuated from their homes this week while others scrambled to prepare for near-record flooding

Tribune News Service

While waters recede in much of Minnesota, the Mississippi River continues to rise at St. Paul and downstream

Floodwaters started to recede Sunday in much of Minnesota, but St. Paul remained among the cities watching the water continue to rise on its riverfront.

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After floods in California and Pakistan comes a scale for ‘atmospheric rivers’

Clouds carrying as much water as the Mississippi have caused misery in the US. Now meteorologists can compare such events

Tribune News Service

Dennis Anderson: Tomorrow’s Minnesotans won’t forgive for inaction on invasive carp

The year is 2035 and debate is raging at the Capitol in St. Paul about where to place a gaggle of bronze statues lawmakers commissioned to "commemorate" the transition in Minnesota between two major epochs, the Pre-Invasive Carp Period, otherwise commonly referred to as the "fun" time of human existence…

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Spring brings commerce, concerns for states along Mississippi River

DUBUQUE, Iowa — As Old Man River slowly awakens from its winter slumber, eagles work the edges of the opening channels and marina docks groan as the slow current wrestles the ice. Anglers — and an occasional whitetail deer — tread cautiously on the big river.

France 24

The renaissance of Cajun French in New Orleans

To mark French Language and La Francophonie Week, we head across the Atlantic to New Orleans in Louisiana. Located on the banks of the Mississippi, it's the most French of American cities. Some want to preserve New Orleans' rich colonial heritage. In particular, they are striving to save Cajun, an…

Bangkok Post

Life on the Mekong and Mississippi

To celebrate 190 years of US-Thai diplomatic relations, the art exhibition "Rivers Of Life" has been organised by the US embassy, ICONSIAM and the Chiang Khong community of Chiang Rai. On view at ICONSIAM, the exhibition features two videos -- I See That You Don't See created by Montika Kam-On,…

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Dennis Anderson: Carpe diem: Time is long past to stop jumping carp from invading more Minnesota rivers

You remember invasive carp, right? Scary critters with fins that are swimming up the Mississippi River toward Minnesota? Some are called grass carp, others bighead carp or black carp,

The Independent UK

Dead endangered whale washes up on Mississippi Gulf Coast

Scientists are examining the corpse of an endangered whale that washed up on a Mississippi Gulf Coast beach

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