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Triple threat of severe storms, extreme flooding and snow threatens wide swath of US
A powerful storm system will bring a mix of snow, rain and severe weather to the central and eastern U.S. this weekend, impacting a wide swath of the country.
Bridges Texas History: The disastrous Red River Expedition, Part 1
This week's Ken Bridges Texas History column is part 1 of a 2-part series exploring the disastrous Red River Expedition.
What’s an atmospheric river? A pineapple express? AP explains the weather phenomenon
Atmospheric rivers are long and relatively narrow bands of water vapor that form over an ocean and flow through the sky, ...
Weekend winter storm to bring severe weather to South, heavy snow to Northeast
The seemingly endless cycle of snow, torrential rain and disruptive weather will continue this weekend as a powerful storm ...
Girl Scout cookies are accused of containing toxins. Here's why they're still safe to eat
A child would need to eat 9,000 cookies in a day to approach harmful levels of pesticide or naturally occurring heavy metals.
Ole Miss historian explores Mississippi River's 1784 closing and its impact in new book
The early days of America are often told from the perspective of the East Coast, where George Washington and company forged a ...
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The Lower Mississippi River’s largest ecosystem restoration project got the federal go-ahead. The next hurdle: funding
A first-of-its-kind project seeking to restore river ecosystems along 39 miles of the Lower Mississippi River has federal ...
Couple walks 705 miles to Lake Charles in ‘Walk Across America’
LAKE CHARLES, La. ( KLFY) — A couple who has spent the last two years walking across America achieved a milestone in ...
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Here’s what it would cost to shrink the Gulf’s dead zone by 45%
A coalition of researchers from West Virginia University, Iowa State University and the Texas Soil and Water Research Laboratory has determined that decreasing nitrogen runoff from agriculture in the ...
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Reaching Gulf dead zone reduction goals will cost $7B, study finds
New research on the cost of reducing the Gulf of Mexico’s dead zone places a $7 billion dollar annual price tag on reaching ...
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New law puts focus on Mississippi River flooding and climate extremes
Flood control along the Mississippi River is a central piece of a newly passed federal law — work that advocates believe is ...