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alison, thank you for that, so a severe drought not seen since the 1980s is suffocating america s most important trade water way right at the peak harvest time. before-and-after photos really expose how dramatic the falling water level in the mississippi river has become. yes, that s not a desert. that s the mississippi river. according to the washington post, it s reveals a century s old shipwreck and made it easy to reach the tower island in missouri. and scavengers are finding everything from discarded grills to sunglasses on the dry river bed. 580 million tons of freight move along the mississippi every year, and according to the army corps of engineers, that s more than $400 billion in value. transport along the mississippi accounts for 92% of our nation s

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