States that have been most skeptical regarding climate change are now learning the hard way what it means. What has happened to the Mississippi River is just one example of the environmental devastation we’ve been warned about for decades. nytimes.com/2022/11/03/us/mi…

As Drought Drops Water Level in the Mississippi, Shipwrecks Surface and Worries Rise (Published...

The river known for its vast reach and powerful currents has withered to levels not seen in decades, choking shipping lanes and endangering drinking water supplies.

nytimes.com

Nov 4, 2022 · 10:28 AM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
Aweful
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Replying to @marwilliamson
I’ve seen Lake Travis do this several times, up and down. When it’s up what are we supposed to blame?
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Trying to save a few millions costs you hundreds of billions in damages. They need to wake up fast
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Marianne, evidence from photos, charts, graphs for the idea MOVING TECTONIC PLATES are causing low water levels in Mississippi: poleshift.ning.com/m/blogpos… Climate change only the tail of the dog here 🙂
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Nah, it’s just the Mighty Mississippi doing what it does. It’s been here longer than us and knows what it’s doing.
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Yes ... It's easy to deny anything ... until it appears at your back door!
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Replying to @marwilliamson @sandyjfisher
Just wait until they see the repercussions of losing reinsurance. We need some bond vigilantes to punish corporate carbon emitters.
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Oh please, don't cherry pick events like this. Rivers rise and fall, the Mississippi is no exception.
Replying to @marwilliamson
You do realize that the Grand Canyon used to be a river, that the Sahara Desert used to be an ocean. That our planet has been consistently changing since it’s birth. Our planet doesn’t stay the same, never has, never will.
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Replying to @marwilliamson @ninaturner
The underlying implication here is more than a little insensitive.
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