Grist: The Mississippi as seen from Ed Drager`s tug boat is a river in retreat: A giant beached barge is stranded where the water dropped, with sand bars springing into view. The floating barge office where the tug boat captain reports for duty is tilted like a funhouse. One side now rests on the exposed shore. "I`ve never seen the river this low," Drager said. "It`s weird." The worst drought in half a century has brought water levels in the Mississippi close to historic lows and could shut down all...
URL: http://grist.org/climate-energy/mississippi-river-faces-shipping-closure-as-water-levels-drop/
Enclosure: http://grist.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/mississippi-level-chart-final-670.jpg
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