The Mississippi River Is Drying Up, Disrupting a Vital Supply Lane

 WSJ video 21 October 2022 

https://www.wsj.com/video/series/current-features/the-mississippi-river-is-drying-up-disrupting-a-vital-supply-lane/787A9825-2DA8-4918-AC29-8A78DE48819F

Waterways have dried to a trickle thanks to droughts and heat waves

https://englundmacro.blogspot.com/2022/08/waterways-have-dried-to-trickle-thanks.html

A Third La Niña Winter Will Likely Extend Record Drought in U.S. West

Warmer temperatures are also forecast for Southwest, Gulf Coast

NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center on Thursday forecast a drier-than-average winter across the South, but wetter-than-average conditions for areas including the Ohio Valley, Great Lakes, northern Rockies and Pacific Northwest.

WSJ 20 October 2022  

https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-third-la-nina-winter-will-likely-extend-record-drought-in-u-s-west-11666303120

NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center 

https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/