May 18 Watch Mississippi River Floodwater Could Create Long-Term Toxic Impact A 15-mile stretch of the swollen Mississippi River, closed Tuesday due to pressure on levees, has been reopened to barges moving one at a time. Tom Bearden reports on the short- and long-term environmental effects the floodwater could have on… Continue watching
May 18 Farm Runoff in Mississippi River Floodwater Fuels Dead Zone in Gulf A dead zone -- already the size of the state of New Jersey -- is growing in the Gulf of Mexico, fueled by nutrient runoff from the swollen Mississippi River. This year, with floodwaters from the… Continue reading
May 16 Morganza Spillway Before and After Photos Released By Vanessa Dennis After engineers opened the Morganza spillway Saturday in an attempt to divert surging floodwaters from heavily populated areas in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Google and GeoEye released some before and after satellite photos Monday evening. Continue reading
May 16 Watch Morganza Spillway Reduces Pressure on Cities’ Levees; Towns Brace for Water On Saturday, the Army Corps of Engineers opened the floodgates of the Morganza Spillway on the Mississippi River to reduce pressure on the levees that protect Baton Rouge and New Orleans. A number of smaller towns are now having to… Continue watching
May 16 Amid Flooding Threat in Louisiana, Not All Obeying Evacuation Order By Tom Bearden In Krotz Springs, La., the Mississippi River threatens to inundate local homes and businesses, but not everyone is heeding the call to evacuate the area. EmbedVideo(573, 482, 304); Tune in to Monday's NewsHour for Bearden's full report… Continue reading
May 16 Watch Amid Flooding Threat in Louisiana, Not All Obeying Evacuation Order Tom Bearden reports from Krotz Springs, La., where the Mississippi River threatens homes. Continue watching
May 14 Watch Morganza Spillway Is Opened on Mississippi River Morganza Spillway Is Opened on Mississippi River… Continue watching
May 14 Morganza Spillway Opened on Mississippi River in Bid to Protect Cities From Flooding By News Desk Engineers slowly opened a massive floodgate on the Mississippi River in Louisiana Saturday in an attempt to divert surging floodwaters from heavily populated areas in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. EmbedVideo(571, 482, 304); The decision to open… Continue reading
May 13 Watch Army Corps of Engineers Navigates Miss. River Spillways In other news Friday, some 25,000 people in Louisiana were on notice that their homes could be inundated if the Army Corps of Engineers opens the Morganza Spillway. Continue watching
May 12 Why Did April Spawn so Many Deadly Tornadoes in the South? By Jenny Marder Photo courtesy Katrina Floyd A scary thing happened to Katrina Floyd on the morning of April 27. A thunderstorm swept through her northeast Alabama town of Ider in the early morning hours, uprooting trees and knocking out power and cell… Continue reading