Water levels on portions of the Mississippi and lower Ohio rivers have dropped low enough to significantly hinder shipping across the inland waterway system. This marks the third year in four that ...

Farmers rely on the Mississippi River to ship grain and bring them imported fertilizer and other critical inputs. But another year of low river levels means barge travel will be more expensive. The ...

Mississippi River levels are low this fall season—for the third year in a row. “The timing couldn’t be worse,” says Jon Davis, chief meteorologist at Everstream Analytics. “October is a critical month ...

It’s not just that sea levels are rising. Scientists believe fossil fuel extraction and river engineering are also factors ...

Next month Mississippi River barges packing necessities the likes of coal, farm products and petroleum could instead be parked along the river's banks, NBC News reported. A drought that has gripped ...

Barges float in the Mississippi River as a portion of the riverbed is exposed, Sept. 15, 2023, in St. Louis. A long stretch of hot, dry weather left the Mississippi River so low that barge companies ...

NEW MADRID, Mo. (WSIL) -- A new drought monitor shows conditions here are getting better across the region. However, the lack of rainfall is once again contributing to low river levels and the lower ...

Missouri is almost completely in drought and Iowa is almost drought-free. The top and bottom of the Mississippi River has had high streamflows this month, but about a quarter of gauges throughout the ...