Aerial view looking south of wetlands on Sherman Island with the San Joaquin River in the background in 2019. County officials declared a local emergency for the island amid levee erosion concerns.

Gully erosion has ravaged Obomkpa community in Aniocha North Local Government of Delta State. Community leaders, indigenes and residents have appealed to the state government to address the menace.

“The delta is not getting wood, it’s not getting dirt. It’s getting hammered by wind and erosion from the lake,” Cousins said. “We’re fighting the effects of 60 years of dams, which have changed the ...

We’re advised by fishermen, ecologists and geologists that the Mississippi Delta is sinking into the Gulf. I suggest the Delta is no longer building by sediments of the millenniums. Erosions have been ...

The Mississippi River's Bird's Foot Delta, a vital ecological and economic region, faces rapid deterioration because of ...