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The Mississippi River has dropped to a historic low for the second consecutive year
CNN via Yahoo News· 8 months agoMississippi River water levels are plummeting to an all-time low this week at Memphis in the wake of...
Mississippi River flooding has swamped streets and homes: Is the worst over?
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAfter rapidly overflowing its banks and pouring into homes and businesses along its upper reaches,...
The US Army has been dredging the Mississippi River 24/7 for 6 months. The drought crisis that...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe US Army Corps of Engineers flushes the water jets of a dredge's suction head.USACE The US Army...
The Mississippi River is starving for rain. Its prospects are grim
CNN via Yahoo News· 9 months agoWater levels on the Mississippi River are nearing historic lows for the second consecutive year,...
Midwest grain harvests loom. Will a low Mississippi River stall farmers' deliveries again?
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 9 months agoMississippi water levels have been falling since June. That’s worrying farmers and the barge...
Mississippi River shipping faces potential crisis for third straight year
FreightWaves via Yahoo Finance· 3 months agoAn unusually warm and dry winter might herald drought conditions in key areas of the Mississippi...
Low water on Mississippi River to persist despite improved southern US drought outlook- NOAA
Reuters via AOL· 8 months agoLow water levels on the lower Mississippi River are likely to persist through at least January...
Tornadoes hit Mississippi, central Louisiana; 125M in Midwest, Northeast in path of severe winds
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA severe weather outbreak threatened the south-central U.S. as strong thunderstorms and multiple...
Battling salt water on the Mississippi, New Orleans region faces its next challenge
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 8 months agoFor months, Louisiana oyster farmer Mitch Jurisich, Jr. watched the Mississippi as an invisible...
Mississippi River could see near-record low levels due to ongoing drought
KTVI via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe current standing for the Mississippi River lies about a foot and a-half below normal value. That level is forecast to reach -5.2 feet by mid-December, which would be the sixth-lowest river level in recorded history.