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New York Times: The Mississippi River is still open for business — for now. January is another story. A Midwestern drought has brought the river, one of the world’s largest navigable inland waterways, to water levels so low that they threaten to shut down shipping. The Mississippi, which handles some $7 billion in trade in a typical December and January, is expected to be closed to navigation between St. Louis and Cairo, Ill., when water levels dip toward the nine feet of depth that is necessary for most tugboats......
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Cargo continues moving on the Mississippi River, but perhaps not for long
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on December 24th, 2012
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