Dave Busse

Health, Science & Environment

The Great Flood of '93 could happen again, but scientists don’t agree on the odds

Eli Chen

Scientists who have studied the historic 1993 flood agree that a similar event could strike the St. Louis region again. But they disagree on how likely it…
Health, Science & Environment

St. Louis listeners, longtime journalists share 25 takeaways a quarter-century after '93 flood

Mary Edwards

On Aug. 1, 1993, the Mississippi River crested at 49.58 feet in St. Louis, nearly 20 feet above flood stage, breaking previous records. At the flood’s…