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Now with about 60% of the Midwest and northern Great Plain states in a drought, nearly the entire stretch of the Mississippi River -- from Minnesota to the river's mouth in Louisiana -- has experienced below average rainfall over the past two months.
Although scientists say climate change is raising temperatures and making droughts more common and intense, a weather expert says this latest drought...
Nearly the entire stretch of the Mississippi River has experienced below average rainfall over the past two months, reducing water levels on the river to near record lows
Nearly the entire stretch of the river experienced below average rainfall over the past two months, reducing water levels on the river to near record low.
Nearly the entire stretch of the Mississippi River has experienced below average rainfall over the past two months, reducing water levels on the river to near record lows. The drought has disrupted ship and barge traffic at a critical time for farmers harvesting soybeans and corn for export. Farmers are paying higher shipping costs.