Making room for the river: Communities look at nature-based

People have lived along the Mississippi River and its tributaries for millennia, but levee systems built in response to past disasters aren't designed for the newest risk: increased rainfall caused by climate change.

Related Keywords

Illinois , United States , Atchison County , Missouri , Cedar River , Iowa , Missouri River , University Of Missouri , Kentucky , Cedar Rapids , Mississippi , America , American , Regan Griffin , Tylerj Kelley , Alberte Cowdrey , John Anfinson , Laura Lightbody , Rob Davis , Robert Matya , Pew Charitable Trust Flood , University Of Missouri School Journalism , Emergency Management Agency , Holding Back The River , Army Corps Of Engineers , Us Army Corps Of Engineers St , Atchison Levee Board , Eva Tesfaye , Harvest Public , Struggle Against Nature , Mississippi River , River We Have Wrought , History Of The Upper Mississippi , Army Corps , Great Flood , Great Mississippi River Flood , Lower Mississippi , Upper Mississippi , Cedar Rapid , Pew Charitable Trust Flood Prepared Communities , Atchison County Levee Setback Project , Federal Emergency Management Agency , Building Resilient Infrastructure , Water Desk , Climate Change , Missouri School , For America ,