A historic photo captures crowds and steamboats at Alton Landing during the 1903 Mississippi River flood, with railroads ...

After another winter with not much snow, there's little spring flood risk on the upper Mississippi River, according to forecasters with the National Weather Service. Minor to moderate flooding ...

Sudharman Siripala Sri Lanka is grappling with the increasing threat of climate change, which has led to unpredictable ...

One would think that Republicans would know better. One would think that Republicans from an important oil- and gas-producing ...

(KNSI) - Nearly 95% of Minnesota is at least abnormally dry, but the St. Cloud area continues to be spared. The worst drought ...

Home safety and insurance interests call for cooperation with government authorities and homeowners to mitigate risks of ...

9:30 a.m.: Gov. Tate Reeves posted an update Saturday morning on the social media site X, with news from Friday storms. The governor reported that “Preliminary reports indicate three people were ...

The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge left the Baltimore community forever changed. What has America learned from past ...

One major change is the height of the Mississippi River flood wall. Originally, the flood wall at its highest would have been 5.5 feet. According to Greg Caffey, Alton's Director of Planning and ...

Winter and spring are normal times for the MIssissippi to experience higher water levels. High river levels can threaten the structural integrity of levees built to protect areas from flood disasters.