Friday, October 14, 2022

Old Man River

Levels in the Mississippi River have fallen so much that barge traffic is now curtailed:

https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/massive-bean-piles-spotted-and-down-mississippi-river-barges-cant-meet-harvest-demand

Something similar affected the Rhine River recently:

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/rhine-water-depth-up-crisis-levels-could-normalise-this-week-2022-09-26/

Who would have thought climate change also could affect commerce this way?

The next question is "how do we fix this?" Got any ideas, Mayor Pete?

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