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Six climate breakthroughs that made 2022 a step toward net zero

The damage caused by climate change over this past year was at times so immense it was hard to comprehend. In Pakistan alone, extreme summer flooding killed thousands, displaced millions and caused over $40 billion in losses. Fall floods in Nigeria killed hundreds and displaced over 1 million people. Droughts…

Tribune News Service · Dec 30, 2022

Record low water levels on the Mississippi River in 2022 show how climate change is altering large rivers

Rivers are critical corridors that connect cities and ecosystems alike. When drought develops, water levels fall, making river navigation harder and more expensive.

The Conversation · Dec 14, 2022

New Orleans under threat from hurricanes, rising sea levels

Ahead of the November 8 midterms, FRANCE 24 takes you on a tour down the Mississippi River with a series of reports by Fanny Allard. For the 5th and final episode, we head to New Orleans, Louisiana, where the Mississippi river reaches the Gulf of Mexico.

France 24 · Nov 4, 2022

Mississippi River Basin adapts as climate change brings extreme rain and flooding

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.

WEKU · Oct 18, 2022

Mississippi River's low water level reveals shipwreck

A shipwreck has emerged along the banks of the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as water levels plummet — threatening to reach record lows in some areas

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022

Mysterious rock formation emerges from water for first time as river levels drop

Tower Rock in Missouri is usually waterlocked by the swirling currents of the massive Mississippi - but one of worst droughts in living memory has led to the new path

Daily Mirror · Oct 17, 2022

Barge traffic bottlenecks and low water on Mississippi River loom during crop harvest

Joe Serbus farms outside the town of Franklin, Minnesota, near the winding Minnesota River. The water levels have been low for a while now, but it's the other river — across the state — that he's worried about.

Tribune News Service · Oct 15, 2022

Barges Hit Bottom Of Mississippi River As Water Levels Approach Historic Low

The supply chain across the nation's heartland is facing significant constraints that could have far-reaching consequences into the winter, starting with farmers in the Plains and expanding all the way to the overall economy of the United States

Zenger · Oct 14, 2022

The Most Expensive Natural Disasters in US History

The most expensive natural disasters in U.S. history have come from wind, fire, water and drought.

Kiplinger · Sep 30, 2022

How Minnesota's little, polluted Crow River clouds the Mississippi

COSMOS, Minn. — Carrie Jennings flits around the South Fork Crow River like a water bug in the old one-seat canoe she bought years ago for $100, then pauses midstream to peer down at the brown water.

Tribune News Service · Jul 25, 2022