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Climatic control of Mississippi River flood hazard amplified by river engineering

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  • Samuel E. Munoz

    (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
    Marine Science Center, Northeastern University
    Northeastern University)

  • Liviu Giosan

    (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

  • Matthew D. Therrell

    (University of Alabama)

  • Jonathan W. F. Remo

    (Southern Illinois University)

  • Zhixiong Shen

    (Coastal Carolina University
    University of Liverpool)

  • Richard M. Sullivan

    (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
    Texas A&M University)

  • Charlotte Wiman

    (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

  • Michelle O’Donnell

    (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

  • Jeffrey P. Donnelly

    (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Abstract

A suite of river discharge, tree-ring, sedimentary and climate data shows that the Mississippi’s flood magnitude has risen by about twenty per cent over the past half-century, largely owing to engineering works.

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  • Samuel E. Munoz & Liviu Giosan & Matthew D. Therrell & Jonathan W. F. Remo & Zhixiong Shen & Richard M. Sullivan & Charlotte Wiman & Michelle O’Donnell & Jeffrey P. Donnelly, 2018. "Climatic control of Mississippi River flood hazard amplified by river engineering," Nature, Nature, vol. 556(7699), pages 95-98, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:556:y:2018:i:7699:d:10.1038_nature26145
    DOI: 10.1038/nature26145
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