The Mississippi river is drying up and some shipping companies are worried that the drought of 1988 may be repeated, a time when the river dried up so much that barge traffic came to a standstill. In 1988 the shipping industry lost $1 billion, a number that would be far higher in 2012 and could [...]
Mississippi River Is Drying Up As Massive Drought Continues is a post from: The Inquisitr