AGU Fall Meeting: Accumulating Sediment in Mississippi River Threatens Course Change, Water Supply
December 12, 2017
December 12, 2017
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 12 -- The American Geophysical Union issued the following news release:
Accumulating sediment within the lower Mississippi River could, when coupled with a major flood, cause the river to abandon its current course, potentially ruining the drinking water source for roughly 1.5 million people, according to new research presented here today.
The Mississippi River is an alluvial river, meaning its course is shaped by sediment and floods, and it . . .
Accumulating sediment within the lower Mississippi River could, when coupled with a major flood, cause the river to abandon its current course, potentially ruining the drinking water source for roughly 1.5 million people, according to new research presented here today.
The Mississippi River is an alluvial river, meaning its course is shaped by sediment and floods, and it . . .