Mississippi River
12/19/2022
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By Belle Carter
Water infrastructure authorities declare a DROUGHT EMERGENCY in Southern California
A regional drought emergency has been declared in Southern California as residents brace themselves for a fourth consecutive drought season. Officials from the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California announced that the water-saving call could become mandatory if drought conditions persist in the coming months. According to their site, MWD will consider allocating supplies to all […]
11/07/2022
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By Belle Carter
New islands, sunken ships and lost marine equipment emerge as Mississippi River continues to dry up
New islands, sunken ships and a vast array of lost marine equipment have emerged as drought continues to dry up the Mississippi River. The receding waters along the main river of the second-largest drainage system in North America recently revealed new and old treasures, including an old casino riverboat called Diamond Lady Riverboat in Lake McKellar. The […]
11/01/2022
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By Mary Villareal
Food supply woes persist: Grain shippers delay deliveries amid barge quagmire
Grain shippers have delayed deliveries until later in the year amid uncertainty about when barge traffic will normalize. This has softened the demand for barges, with the St. Louis barge spot rate falling to $72.58 per ton in the week of October 18 from its peak of $105.85 per ton in the week of October […]
10/31/2022
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By Ethan Huff
Barges “dead in the water” in drought-stricken Mississippi River; supply chains collapsing
Things are getting worse, not better, for harvest transport across the Mississippi River, the nation’s second-largest waterway. Regional drought conditions have made it impossible, in some spots, for barges carrying the fall harvest of soybeans, corn, and other commodities from farm to market, to pass. In some areas, barges carrying large loads of crops are […]
10/20/2022
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By Cassie B.
Levee construction underway in Mississippi River to keep salt water out of drinking water amid record low water levels
Construction is currently underway on a 1500-foot wide levee beneath the Mississippi River to stop salt water from pushing up the river as it faces record-setting low levels. The problem is the result of an ongoing drought paired with the rising sea level along the coast. At the mouth of the Mississippi River, these issues […]
10/20/2022
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By Ethan Huff
Parts of Mississippi River forced to CLOSE due to worsening drought crisis
Shipping costs for barges continue to hyperinflate as water levels in some parts of the Mississippi River reach record lows. A stretch of the river about 125 miles northeast of Memphis near Hickman, Ky., closed on Monday, after which dredging operations commenced to clear debris from the waterway. The United States Coast Guard announced that […]
10/18/2022
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By Arsenio Toledo
Mississippi River drought wreaks havoc across America’s supply chains
Drought conditions all along the Mississippi River are causing barges and other ships to get stuck at certain junctions of the river, clogging up a critical artery in the American supply chain. The low water is caused by a lack of rain in the Ohio River Valley and the Upper Mississippi. It has halted commercial […]
10/18/2022
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By JD Heyes
Global food, commodities supply chain crisis set to explode as falling river levels crush barge traffic in US
Most Americans don’t know that a huge amount of the goods and commodities used to produce the things they need travel via barge along the Mississippi River, but it’s true. For instance, according to FreightWaves executive director Rachel Premack, barge industry is “crucial for moving aluminum, petroleum, fertilizer and coal, particularly on the Mississippi River and […]
10/05/2022
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By Lance D Johnson
Water levels rapidly declining in the Mississippi River, threatening corn and soybean exports during this crucial harvest season
The U.S. supply chain and international trade flows are about to take another major hit. The Mississippi River basin has experienced dry conditions throughout the summer of 2022, and there is very little rain in the long-term forecast heading into winter. The dry pattern has caused the Mississippi River to shrink, leading to low water […]
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