500 Million Tons Of Shipping May Grind To A Halt If The Mississippi River Keeps Getting Lower

Thursday, August 16, 2012
By Paul Martin

Robert Johnson
BusinessInsider.com
Aug 16, 2012

The Mississippi River is vital to American commerce and communities from the Gulf of Mexico to Minnesota, but the drought of 2012 is putting the river and those who rely on it in jeopardy.

John Yang at NBC reports that just one year after the flooding that put much of the Midwest under water, the Mississippi is now at levels lower than most people can remember.

It’s so low that barges must carry less freight, and salt water from the Gulf of Mexico is seeping into New Orlean’s drinking water.

Yang talked to a third-generation shipping co-owner in Vicksburg, Miss. who said “It’s getting near critical. “Without more rain, we’re heading into uncharted territory.”

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