The Mississippi River moves more than half of all US grain exports, but industry estimates cited by the federal government show the drought has reduced the flow of goods by about 45%.
Conditions have sent water lines receding to near-record levels on the Mississippi River.
According to NASA, some parts have seen levels drop more than over the course of a decade, raising concerns that saltwater intrusions could affect water supplies. Louisiana’s Plaquemines Parish has declared a state of emergency and issued a drinking water advisory due to the intrusion. The US Army Corps of Engineers began construction on an underwater sill in Myrtle Grove. La. earlier this month.barge traffic for the agriculture industryThe river moves more than half of all US grain exports, but industry estimates cited by the federal government show Barges have been stuck there, according to the US Coast Guard, and ships have been advised to lighten their loads.Nearly 58% of Mississippi is experiencing moderate drought.
NOAA said that the drought has also threatened water wells in Iowa and Nebraska and some Mississippi communities have moved to alternate sources of drinking water.Share this article:
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