Mississippi River

No news this week could possibly compare to the “hot dog salad” abomination created by a certain Gizmodo colleague,…

In his 45 years as a shrimp fisherman in south Louisiana, Venice native Acy Cooper has never seen the industry…

If there is one thing you need to know about Tropical Storm Barry, it is this: The storm bearing down on Louisiana is…

Unusually heavy rainfall and severe storms in parts of Missouri and Illinois late last month are now causing the…

Combining cross-disciplinary skills from a diverse array of sports — water skiing, basketball and butterfly catching…

Kayaking the entire 2,552-mile length of the Mississippi River has been a challenge. It would be for anyone, but for…

My boyfriend and I are paddling all 2,552 miles of the Mississippi River in a pair of kayaks. And the near-constant…

Alex Woodford is a 22-year old lady from England. Last year, while the two of us were camping with Bear Grylls, she…

Scientists have verified that the rate of freshwater being released into the Gulf of Alaska is approximately 1.5…

Feast your eyes on this stunning map of the Lower Mississippi's evolving floodplains, lifted from cartographer…

In 1936, after nearly two decades of devastating floods in the Mississippi River Basin, Congress passed the Flood…

The opening of the Panama Canal was a disaster for Midwestern farmers. So, in 1930 the US government set about…

As the Mississippi rises and sweeps away whatever it wants, photos from the ground are awful enough. But seeing…

Devastating flooding along the Mississippi River have left large swaths the delta states in drenched ruined. General…

A team of architecture firms has released the first sketches of plans to rebuild the New Orleans waterfront. (Final…