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Tuesday, November 08, 2022

Why historically low Mississippi River water levels may affect what you pay at the grocery store

The mighty Mississippi River has been hitting historically low water levels, and you may feel the effects even if you don't live near the vital waterway.

Deb Calhoun, the senior vice president of Waterways Council Inc., explained that the Mississippi and Ohio rivers are some key arteries of commerce for the U.S. regarding surface transportation and are vital to keeping American farmers moving.

7 comments:

  1. I've had this feeling for several weeks already. Trains will be pulled from east west routes to go to the gulf. they can't be on both. The highest bidder gets the train.
    Then throw in a rail strike. No train movement.
    On top of the already high diesel cost.
    Jerry

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    1. Olympus has fallen. It all has been planned.

      Fundamentally transformed

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  2. Not to worry! Biden will release water from the national strategic water reserve.

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    1. I’m assuming you gave the description of #15….. bwahahaha

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  3. This news is real, I can see mud from the I40 bridge at Memphis that you'd never dream would be drying out. Upstream drought? Nope. Army Corps of Engineers fuckery.

    -Mike G.

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  4. Tennessee River system is ridiculously low, too. It's "who the fuck do you think you're fooling, Army Corps of Engineers?" low.

    -Mike G.

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    1. And SoCal has gotten over over the past several weeks. But the past two days has been a real toad choker. And much of it is going straight to the ocean.

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