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unterrified democrat

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16. Persistent Drought, perhaps

Reply to NickB79 (Reply #7)

Mon Dec 24, 2012, 02:27 AM

Dec 2012

But persistent floods just as likely. The river gage at Memphis recently dipped to -8 feet. 18 months ago it was 56 feet higher... the highest water since the Great Flood of 1927. You didn't hear much about it because "big government" had the resources - and the will - to build a levee system after the '27 flood. It was the biggest earth moving project on the planet, bigger than The Great Wall of China! Sometimes, when the right people are in charge the government does the right thing.

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Drought Threatens Shipping on Mississippi River [View all] alp227 Dec 2012 OP

The Mississippi River needs to be maintained & kept open. In_The_Wind Dec 2012 #1

Why am I suspect of potential "silica sand mining" or other reasons to destroy the rock formations? glinda Dec 2012 #2

The "Pinnacles" at Thebes unterrified democrat Dec 2012 #11

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The main problem is lack of water flow altogether NickB79 Dec 2012 #7

Persistent Drought, perhaps unterrified democrat Dec 2012 #16

The "Billions" have already been spent. unterrified democrat Dec 2012 #9

But it's what Mother Nature "wants". Hosnon Dec 2012 #13

Mother Nature wants unterrified democrat Dec 2012 #15

Well, if she is the one who controls geology and river morphology, tabasco Dec 2012 #18

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