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Reporter's notebook: How climate change impacts the Mississippi River

90.5 WESA · last updated June 13, 2025 – 7:49 PM

Here & Now's Chris Bentley and Peter O'Dowd spent a week reporting on the Mississippi River. (Chris Bentley and Peter O'Dowd/Here & Now) — Here & Now’s Chris Bentley and Peter O’Dowd spent a week reporting on the Mississippi River. (Chris Bentley and Peter O’Dowd/Here & Now)

After a week of reporting on the Mississippi River, Here & Now‘s Chris Bentley and Peter O’Dowd reflect on the way that climate change is forcing people who live along the famous river to adapt.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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