Cresting waters making it dfficult to navigate the Mississippi have caused two barges to hit bridges and sink. Ironically much of the agricultural western part of Louisiana is also suffering a drought. I’m sure folks are eyeing the Morganza spillway as a future solution to both problems. Below is an interesting story from the WSJ:
Posted by: coastlinesproject | May 23, 2011
9-mile stretch of Mississsippi closed after 2 barges sink
Posted in Louisiana floods, mississippi floods | Tags: drought, floods, mississippi, Morganza
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