Managing the river's breaks, or crevasses, is of high importance, affecting issues ranging from saltwater intrusion to global ...

We were warned not to do this, and the Mississippi River made it clear why. The moment the huge magnet hit the water, ...

Worldwide, millions of people live in river deltas that are sinking faster than sea levels are rising, research suggests.

Everyone warned me not to do this alone, and the Mississippi River made sure I understood why. The scale, the current, and ...

A study published in Nature shows that many of the world's major river deltas are sinking faster than sea levels are rising, ...

Some of the world’s biggest megacities are located in river deltas threatened by subsidence due to excessive groundwater ...

The findings point to heightening near-term flood risk for more than 236 million people, but river delta flooding is an issue ...

The City of Moline’s leaf vacuuming program will begin its final pass of the season on Thursday, Jan. 15, a news release says ...

Concord Resource Holdings and its majority shareholder, Pinnacle Asset Management will put up more than $300 million for the ...

A new study published in Nature finds human-driven land sinking now outpaces sea-level rise in many of the world’s major ...

The Saluda was a steamer headed from St. Louis to Council Bluffs when it had trouble due to ice and a swift current navigating the horseshoe bend at Lexington, Missouri. Failing twice, the captain ...

Despite internet fantasies about the violent conquests of the "Manifest Destiny" era, the truth is that most of America’s ...