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Mississippi river
Mississippi River from Fire Point in Effigy Mounds National Monument, Iowa

Political Misfitts interview Guy McPherson

Guy McPherson, professor emeritus of natural resources and ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Arizona, discusses the drying of the Mississippi River and what it foretells, the cancelation of Alaska’s winter snow crab season, and the common drivers of climate change

and unsustainable harvest practices across the board with Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou of Political Misfits radio. 


 

 

KY MO TN MS River NWS July to Oct 2022

This animation of a piece of the mighty Mississippi River shows the change in river levels from this past July 14 to October 17, 2022. You can see the water levels drop and sandbars become prominent. This bend in the Mississippi River happens where the states of Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee meet. Satellite imagery via the U.S. National Weather Service.
 

Read more details at EarthSky | Mississippi River hits record low levels


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