For more than 80 years, residents of Mississippi’s Yazoo Backwater have been banking on a pumping project to protect their ...

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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

A droplet of water travels 2,350 miles from the Riverhead to the Mississippi River Delta, which takes 90 days. 1. Mississippi River: Threatened by FEMA’s uncertain future and role in guiding ...