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(72,534 posts) Fri Oct 28, 2022, 08:07 AM Oct 2022

THE FREAKING MISSISSIPPI RIVER IS DRYING UP. [View all]

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THE FREAKING MISSISSIPPI RIVER IS DRYING UP.

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THE FREAKING MISSISSIPPI RIVER IS DRYING UP. [View all] Botany Oct 2022 OP

Numerous rivers around the world, actually True Dough Oct 2022 #1

Such as the Po River in Italy Botany Oct 2022 #3

It's the new normal, in terms of great unpredictability of normal weather and water systems LymphocyteLover Oct 2022 #6

Fracking at the headwaters of Mississippi broke an acquifer - 24 Million gallon groundwater leak TigressDem Oct 2022 #82

Republicans probably think this is one of benefits of climate change. honest.abe Oct 2022 #2

RW Sinclair-owned morning show The National Desk had a story highplainsdem Oct 2022 #4

Yeah, somehow that does not surprise me. honest.abe Oct 2022 #9

few years ago, I read that peaches are now... 3catwoman3 Oct 2022 #16

I'm planning on planting peaches here in Upper MI where I live Kaleva Oct 2022 #28

When my husband and I were first married, he was flying tankers for the... 3catwoman3 Oct 2022 #67

Peaches, pawpaws, chestnuts, persimmons, pecans all now growing in Minnesota NickB79 Oct 2022 #68

The growing season is expected to become longer here in the north Kaleva Oct 2022 #27

I live 20 miles south of the Canadian border mgardener Oct 2022 #44

Light frost about a day ago in Michigan. roamer65 Oct 2022 #80

This can and will mostly likely effect all Americans Botany Oct 2022 #5

No doubt but we know most Republicans are clueless about issues like this. honest.abe Oct 2022 #8

All farmers and politicians in the greater Mississippi watershed are going to get a lesson ... Botany Oct 2022 #12

Through the Ogallala Aquifer is where they wanted to put the Keystone XL exstension Ohioboy Oct 2022 #39

They see it as a building opportunity. PlutosHeart Oct 2022 #71

Add Lake Meade and The Salt lakes Heather MC Oct 2022 #38

fuck! LymphocyteLover Oct 2022 #7

Does this mean we shelve plans sarisataka Oct 2022 #10

Hope so Rebl2 Oct 2022 #19

A couple weeks ago a river cruise sarisataka Oct 2022 #22

I was wondering what was going to happen with those river cruise trips. NT raccoon Oct 2022 #65

Since River Cruises are highly polluting PlutosHeart Oct 2022 #70

That's really gonna disappoint Albuquerque. jaxexpat Oct 2022 #33

Is there a link to an article about that picture? tanyev Oct 2022 #11

FYI Botany Oct 2022 #15

That's it! Thank you. tanyev Oct 2022 #63

was in my hometown over the weekend. mopinko Oct 2022 #13

My farm pond is extremely low. Putting flea powder on my catfish Emile Oct 2022 #14

Baby I'm yours, until the rivers all run dry Walleye Oct 2022 #17

I guess you're not mine any more... WestMichRad Oct 2022 #20

Joe Walsh can stop waiting... Qutzupalotl Oct 2022 #59

Seems human beings were an evolutionary mistake Cyrano Oct 2022 #18

Its not a matter of healing. Otto_Harper Oct 2022 #37

I thought this at one time, evolves Oct 2022 #40

We need more nuclear plants. Elessar Zappa Oct 2022 #47

Agent Smith was right. . . ET Awful Oct 2022 #43

Hard to argue with his opinion of humans. Anyone disagree with him? Cyrano Oct 2022 #52

Painfully stark assessment... Pluvious Oct 2022 #53

This is my prayer cilla4progress Oct 2022 #54

Why isn't FOX news on this?? packman Oct 2022 #21

The whole earth and all its creation groans under the environmental PatrickforB Oct 2022 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author Duppers Oct 2022 #26

Capitalism? Duppers Oct 2022 #29

So, you take umbrage at my attack on capitalism. Note: I cited two factors. PatrickforB Oct 2022 #69

Great, great post! Dave says Oct 2022 #77

Tragic but not hopeless if folks can admit it's anthropogenic. Duppers Oct 2022 #24

And humans are slurping aquifers dry too! GreenWave Oct 2022 #25

The rivers and 2naSalit Oct 2022 #30

Look at the bright side. gibraltar72 Oct 2022 #31

They are already doing just that Botany Oct 2022 #35

How is right wing media going to blame The Democrats and President Biden for this kimbutgar Oct 2022 #32

Because he shut down the magic pipeline? Oh that's gas prices, 🤔. Emile Oct 2022 #34

PSST.... The entire Southwestern part of the United States is going to experience a severe water Heather MC Oct 2022 #36

And the great aquifers dalton99a Oct 2022 #66

Pretty soon, Earth will look like Mars Marthe48 Oct 2022 #41

Antarctica will probably be habital Kaleva Oct 2022 #56

No. It will be a methane area uninhabited by all living. PlutosHeart Oct 2022 #72

The last time the Earth was warm enough for Antarctica to be ice free Kaleva Oct 2022 #81

The water may escape Earth itself IbogaProject Oct 2022 #42

Dramatic, but likely temporary (at least in the near term)....... getagrip_already Oct 2022 #45

The river systems have been far more important to the USA's growth than is generally realized. BobTheSubgenius Oct 2022 #46

It's astonishing that you can load a barge in downtown Pittsburgh.... A HERETIC I AM Oct 2022 #51

The river systems in Eastern Europe are pretty crazy too. cemaphonic Oct 2022 #57

Not for much longer. roamer65 Oct 2022 #78

Well that scraps a plan to divert the Mighty Miss. to send water west. Historic NY Oct 2022 #48

I thought they had flooding sometimes IronLionZion Oct 2022 #49

Long has Hank Williams Jr. foretold this doom! Alhena Oct 2022 #50

Tower Rock is just south of St. Louis... TrumanTheTiger Oct 2022 #55

Not to mention the photos in the OP are well away from the main channel... A HERETIC I AM Oct 2022 #58

If it was just the Mississippi being low then I would be still be concerned but this not just a .... Botany Oct 2022 #64

This is unusual (and the drought as a whole certainly cause for concern) but not unprecedented fishwax Oct 2022 #60

Over here, it's the same situation with the Rhein DFW Oct 2022 #61

dry now does not mean dry always dembotoz Oct 2022 #62

The Sauk River in MN. has PlutosHeart Oct 2022 #73

It blows my mind central MN is normal, and southern MN is so dry NickB79 Oct 2022 #75

We'll be lucky if our world doesn't resemble the one in Mad Max Fury Road in 20 years. Initech Oct 2022 #74

The big storms and hurricanes/typhoons do not refill our aquifers FakeNoose Oct 2022 #76

Build the wall!!!! roamer65 Oct 2022 #79

Here is an interesting thought, though.... Match drought areas and flood areas - exchange TigressDem Oct 2022 #83