The Mississippi River’s saltwater intrusion problem, explained President Biden this week approved an emergency declaration for four parishes dealing with the potential impacts along the drought ...

The Mississippi River stood at 3.61 feet this morning with fluctuations in the levels coming from the change in our ocean tides. On September 24, 2023 it dropped as low as 1.54 feet. The forecast ...

Researchers say drought, sea level rise, severe storms and dredging are partly to blame for the increased in frequency and swatch of saltwater intrusion.

Communities along the freshwater Mississippi River are facing a growing threat from an intrusion of saltwater moving the wrong way up the river from the Gulf of Mexico. It has wreaked havoc on ...

Saltwater intrusion in the Mississippi River has worsened. New research is closing in on the reasons. Deepening the river for shipping has long been a factor. Other causes are being looked at as well.

Construction has begun on a saltwater sill near Myrtle Grove to help mitigate the effects of saltwater intrusion up the Mississippi River.

The new track now predicts the saltwater intrusion will only reach smaller water intakes in the community of Algiers, located just across the Mississippi River from the historic French Quarter ...

A saltwater intrusion in the Mississippi River poses a threat to Louisiana's water supply. The river has low water levels due to drought conditions allowing an intrusion.

Sources: City of New Orleans could take precautionary action in response to Mississippi River saltwater intrusion Experts believe saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico could reach the metro area in ...