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Get ready for higher prices: Drought makes it tough for Mississippi River shipping

Business, Economics and Jobs

The persistent drought across much of the United States has another casualty, the water in the Mississippi River. One of America’s primary ways for shipping commodities to markets around the world, the low water levels means smaller barges, closed stretches of the river and, eventually, higher prices for all of us.

Mississippi flooding to near-record levels

Environment

Mississippi Flooding Affecting Food Prices

Traffic Jam on the Mississippi

Top of the Hour: The Rising Mississippi, Morning Headlines

Fearing the Worst, Hoping for the Best in Mississippi Delta

Heavy flooding is making its way through the Mississippi Delta where almost 600 homes have already been inundated. The Army Corps of Engineers has to decide whether to open a spillway near Baton Rouge, which could affect 25 thousand people in rural areas. Several Mississippi communities are currently under water, including Vicksburg, Mississippi. George Sills […]

Top of the Hour: Controlling the River, Morning Headlines

It’s man vs. nature as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is determined to prevent the Mississippi from running its desired course. The river threatens to flood even more land as it rushes into Louisiana.

Top of the Hour: Mississippi River Rising, Morning Headlines

Residents in the Mississippi Delta are continuing to watch the waters, with warnings of increased flooding. The Mississippi River is cresting in Memphis at nearly 48 feet above normal. Residents, safe so far, should continue to stay out of the water, with it’s currents and dangerous debris.

Mississippi River Crests Near Record Levels

The Mississippi River reached near record levels on Monday when it crested at 48 feet around 7 p.m. Experts, who have been watching as heavy rains swell the waterway’s thousands of tributaries and feeder streams, expect the level to remain high for at least the next 48 hours. Memphis residents began to evacuate their homes […]

Re-engineering the Mississippi River to Reduce Floods and Bring Back Big Fish

The record floods and the levee breach designed to protect a town have “Four Fish” author Paul Greenberg thinking we might want to reconsider our engineering of the mighty Mississippi.