° Rising Tides & Temperatures

Danny Box serves as Greene County's economic development director. Photo by Alice Ann Hollingsworth. “All you have to do is make a drive through (Greene County) to see that our most abundant resource is trees, primarily pine trees,” long-term resident...

Dillon McInnis in one of the loblolly and longleaf pine forests his company helps to manage. Photo by Kala Nance. The McInnis family in Greene County, Miss. has been ingrained in the timber tradition for generations. Standing at the forefront...

Houses straddling the bank of the Jordan River in Bay St. Louis. Photo by Lyn Moore. “We've had so many disasters that we’ve started living off of disasters,” Lonnie Falgout said on the porch of his raised home while swatting...

Elizabeth Shadle. Photo by Reese Anderson A chain of narrow islands just off the Mississippi Gulf Coast are perpetually battered by wind, waves and the Gulf of Mexico’s 10-mm-per-year rise in sea level — among the fastest rates of sea...

A shrimp poboy from MacBe Seafood and Cafe in Bay St. Louis. Photo by Lyn Moore Many things draw people to the Mississippi Gulf Coast each year. Miles of beautiful beaches; Mardi Gras celebrations throughout March; museums, casinos and aquariums....

In the heart of Yazoo County, Clay Adcock has dedicated his life to farming, but this year has been especially difficult. “I’ve already told everyone, in 37 years of farming, I’ve never had it this hot and this dry,” Adcock...

What do shorebirds, oysters and frogs have in common? All three are considered indicators of the earth’s environmental health. Three University of Mississippi scientists are studying these organisms to better understand the impact of climate change in the state and...

As conversations about rising tides and higher temperatures intensify, efforts to enact public policy initiatives to address the effects of climate change in Mississippi are not. Generally, public policy is any set of laws and guidelines enacted or actions taken...

Jacqeline Brown can still hear the echoes of her granddaughter’s terror on the night of March 24, 2023, when a tornado ripped through Rolling Fork, Miss. “My grandbaby, she was screaming and hollering because when the roof came off, it...

There are sunny days ahead for the renewable energy industry in Mississippi. In September 2022, energy provider Entergy completed construction on a 100-megawatt, utility-scale solar farm — one of the first and largest in the state. Sunflower Solar Site sits...