The Mississippi River is considered the most endangered in the U.S. due to uncertainty over the Federal Emergency Management Agency's future, according to an environmental group based in ...

A map shared on X, TikTok, Facebook and Threads, among other platforms, in August 2024 claimed to show the Mississippi River and its tributaries. One popular example was shared to X (archived) on ...

But the Mississippi isn’t just big by United States standards; it ranks among the world’s major rivers. At more than 2,300 miles, it’s the fourth longest river in the world, behind the ...