Trouble comes to the Mississippi from prolonged drought - Roll Call An extended drought is causing low water levels in the Mississippi River, posing problems for commerce along key shipping channel. Roll Call · Nov 16, 2023
Flood risk is rising across the St. Louis region. Who will solve the problem? ST. LOUIS — The region's sewers, creeks and storm drains were no match for last week's record-shattering rainfall — a downpour remarkable not just for its unprecedented total, but also for its intensity. Pouring water sprawled over creek banks, across roads, and into homes and vehicles, stranding hundreds and killing… St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Aug 2, 2022