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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
64% in Drought: U.S. in largest Drought in 50 years
This is the largest drought in 50 years with 64% of the U.S. now in drought. Extreme heat for several weeks in the nations midsection all the way into the south is making things much worse. Here is an example of some midwest temperatures today in Fahrenheit: 104 in North Platte, 102 in Dodge city, 102 in Kansas city, 106 in St. Louis, 98 in Oklahoma city, 98 in Louisville, 95 in Memphis. Traffic is Slowing or stopping on the Mississippi River because of not enough water to move barges. In Vicksburg, Mississippi the water level is 21 feet lower than normal for this time of year and in Memphis it is 17 feet lower than normal. If the river completely closes it has a negative economic affect of a loss of $290 million dollars a day as long as the Mississippi River is closed. Much of the corn and wheat crop is lost because of no rain at the right times also in the midwest and mid south of the U.S. It reminds me a lot of the Australian Drought of 2006:
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