Metro New Orleans’ drinking water is no longer expected to be contaminated by unhealthy salt levels, officials said Thursday, marking a dramatic change from last month’s forecast that caused residents to wipe out bottled water supplies in stores. Why it matters: It’s good news for a region that was preparing for three months of undrinkable water that could corrode pipes […]
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The drought-driven wedge of salt water creeping up the Mississippi River is deepening a mystery about one of the world’s mightiest waterways. How will climate change affect the river? There are relatively few scientific studies on how warming is reshaping the Mississippi, and even fewer on saltwater intrusion from the Gulf of Mexico. The void […]
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