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The damage caused by climate change over this past year was at times so immense it was hard to comprehend. In Pakistan alone, extreme summer flooding killed thousands, displaced millions and caused over $40 billion in losses. Fall floods in Nigeria killed hundreds and displaced over 1 million people. Droughts…

Rivers are critical corridors that connect cities and ecosystems alike. When drought develops, water levels fall, making river navigation harder and more expensive.

Ahead of the November 8 midterms, FRANCE 24 takes you on a tour down the Mississippi River with a series of reports by Fanny Allard. For the 5th and final episode, we head to New Orleans, Louisiana, where the Mississippi river reaches the Gulf of Mexico.

The Mississippi River has faced historically low water levels all summer, revealing all sorts of hidden relics.

The saltwater is threatening drinking water supplies in the New Orleans metro area. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built an underwater levee to stop the intrusion.

Experts: Low Ohio, Mississippi river levels a cause for concern

Patrick Ford was walking along the banks of the Mississippi River when he spotted the remains of an old shipwreck.

Climate change-fueled hurricanes and sea-level rise get a lot of attention, but Mississippi River Basin communities also are experiencing the effects of global warming.

A shipwreck has emerged along the banks of the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as water levels plummet — threatening to reach record lows in some areas

Tower Rock in Missouri is usually waterlocked by the swirling currents of the massive Mississippi - but one of worst droughts in living memory has led to the new path

Joe Serbus farms outside the town of Franklin, Minnesota, near the winding Minnesota River. The water levels have been low for a while now, but it's the other river — across the state — that he's worried about.