America’s most crucial waterway is drying out

For the second consecutive year, water levels on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers are critically low, complicating the operations of shipping companies.
Photo: Rogelio V. Solis/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Rogelio V. Solis/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
By Brian K Sullivan, bloomberg news

Water levels on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers are falling for a second straight year, raising the prospect of shipping problems along the all-important US freight routes.

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