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20 Σεπ 2023 · This paper explores the historical developments in the watershed management of the Mississippi River, including navigation, flood control, sediment management, water supply, and pollution control. The current issues affecting the resilience, sustainability, and equity of the river and its basin are analyzed, leading to the formulation of a ...
25 Απρ 2024 · The Mississippi River Delta region is one of many coastal areas around the world vulnerable to wetland loss due a combination of human management and climate-driven changes 34,35,36,37....
First ever snapshot of plastic pollution along the Mississippi River revealed. Thousands of community science volunteers surveyed targeted areas along the Mississippi River to determine the movement and accumulation of plastic litter.
19 Απρ 2024 · A control structure that limits flow in the Atchafalaya River, the only large functional distributary of the river, to about a third of total Mississippi plus Red River discharge. Figure 1 shows a general aspect of the deltaic plain and locations of issues discussed in the paper.
1 Απρ 2014 · Abstract. The Mississippi River and its Atchafalaya distributary contribute 81 percent of river-borne freshwater entering the northern Gulf of Mexico, and 95 percent of the sediment from all sources. This flux nourished North America's largest and most biologically productive delta ecosystem.
This White Paper is intended to stimulate and guide a conversation among a diverse group of NGOs about the ecological health and overall functionality of the Mississippi River. It seeks to describe the current condition of the river, its floodplain, and its delta, outline its primary challenges, and highlight the approaches and actions that ...
20 Απρ 2014 · The natural solution to mitigate Mississippi delta land loss is to let nature run her course: remove flood-control structures that impede water and sediment movement, as well as the Old...
