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Flooding on the Mississippi River Becoming More Common and Severe

By Becky Gillette It seems that every year when the Mississippi River rises, it is getting higher and higher. During the past ten years, the frequency of flooding has greatly increased in some areas of the Mississippi Delta. Something isn’t right here. Peter Nimrod, Chief Engineer of the Mississippi Levee Board in Greenville, isn’t exactly […]