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Topic: Trade is endangered as a great
liquid superhighway is
blocked by drought |
Trade is endangered as a great
liquid superhighway is
blocked by drought
Telegraph [UK], by Geoffrey Lean
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Posted By:Attercliffe, 1/3/2013 6:51:03 AM
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| It is still Ol´ Man River, but it´s hardly ”rollin´ along” any more--and the US and the world may be about to suffer as a result. [Snip] Like Huckleberry Finn, coal and crude oil, steel and cement all get carried along this liquid super highway--as does about half of the US corn, wheat and soybean exports that help feed 100 countries--and this is its peak time of year. But one boat has already gone aground as water levels fall, giant barges have been bumping against the bottom, and traffic is forecast to grind to an effective halt this month.
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Comments:
Unbelievably, this great old river, polluted by around a hundred or so petrochemical and other plants upriver, provides drinking water to New Orleans. The water has a complement of carcinogens and such a drought condition will probably concentrate the toxic chemicals.
And, as is often noted in New Orleans, "It´s been through eight other people before it gets to us."
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
Flyguy359, 1/3/2013 8:19:12 AM (No. 9096087)
Giant flood that closed I-35 between KC and Omaha for most of last summer...this is simply mismanagement by Army Corp of Engineers. Though it was amazingly dry from August to even now...
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Judith, 1/3/2013 8:38:47 AM (No. 9096119)
Have you noticed, or is it just me, that since the dems took power, the only real news we get is on sites like Lucianne and from foreign news agencies?
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
CEP, 1/3/2013 9:42:06 AM (No. 9096264)
All those affected should go to Washington DC and demand money from taxpayers to deal with the devastation of this drought. Just like those in the Northeast who want the taxpayer to pay for their lack of insurance.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Salt5792, 1/3/2013 10:01:35 AM (No. 9096309)
It´s Bush´s fault. /s
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
penelopewaits, 1/3/2013 11:58:54 AM (No. 9096573)
This is a very important story. The Corps of Engineers could fix this problem in a minute by releasing more water into the river. Instead they plan to dynamite obstacles and make it deeper and wider. So what will happen when we get some rain? Massive flooding and a potential jump of this enormous river. Look out.
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