Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk /tags/mississippi-river-basin-ag-water-desk Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Thu, 21 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT Mississippi River towns pilot new insurance model to help with disaster response /economy-business/2024-11-21/mississippi-river-towns-pilot-new-insurance-model-disaster-response A novel type of insurance pool, parametric insurance, is designed to rapidly fund emergency response after natural disasters such as flooding. Thu, 21 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-11-21/mississippi-river-towns-pilot-new-insurance-model-disaster-response Eric Schmid, Delaney Dryfoos As conservation lags, so does progress slashing Gulf of Mexico's 'dead zone' /health-science-environment/2024-06-24/missouri-gulf-of-mexico-fertilizer-runoff One year away from a federal deadline to reduce nutrient runoff into the Gulf of Mexico by 20%, increases in tile drainage, livestock and fertilizer use have made success unlikely. Mon, 24 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-06-24/missouri-gulf-of-mexico-fertilizer-runoff Erin Jordan, Eric Schmid Billions of cicadas in the Midwest this spring will be 'a really weird phenomenon' /health-science-environment/2024-02-28/billions-of-cicadas-in-the-midwest-this-spring-will-be-a-really-weird-phenomenon Starting in late April, two major broods of cicadas will crawl out of the soil and head to treetops to sing and mate — the first time they've emerged at the same time in more than 200 years. Wed, 28 Feb 2024 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-02-28/billions-of-cicadas-in-the-midwest-this-spring-will-be-a-really-weird-phenomenon Keely Brewer, Brittney J. Miller The U.S. hopes to build more pipelines for carbon capture. Landowners don't want them /2024-02-05/the-u-s-hopes-to-build-more-pipelines-for-carbon-capture-landowners-dont-want-them Thousands of miles of oil and natural gas pipelines already crisscross the country. Now, many more are being proposed to carry things like hydrogen and carbon dioxide as ways to combat climate change. Tue, 06 Feb 2024 11:00:00 GMT /2024-02-05/the-u-s-hopes-to-build-more-pipelines-for-carbon-capture-landowners-dont-want-them Eric Schmid Heavy snowfall wallops Midwest, could bring drought relief and raise flood concerns /health-science-environment/2024-01-22/heavy-snowfall-wallops-midwest-could-bring-drought-relief-and-raise-flood-concerns As snowfall in the upper Midwest melts with rising temperatures, it will bleed into parched waterways in Iowa and beyond, helping restore stream flows decimated by drought. But, could also carry the risk of flooding downstream. Mon, 22 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-01-22/heavy-snowfall-wallops-midwest-could-bring-drought-relief-and-raise-flood-concerns Brittney J. Miller