Floods, Farmers and Climate Change

With a changing climate and increased rainfall, the Mississippi Delta must find ways to adapt before the land returns back to its original state of swampland....
Even before this week's floods engineers in Mississippi have been working on projects that would alleviate flood damage. Ole Miss' Diana Wier explains and you might be surprised who's holding up the construction. See more flood coverage on our blog and news desk.
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With a changing climate and increased rainfall, the Mississippi Delta must find ways to adapt before the land returns back to its original state of swampland.

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