Posted on Jul 13, 2023
Climate change affects the Mississippi. But how much does the river contribute to it?
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."With climate change, Drazkowski expects the soils in the parts of the Midwest that largely produce these commodity crops will dry out and may not have enough moisture to sustain a crop like corn, he said.
“We need to rethink our policy for the Mississippi River if navigation and the drivers for navigation are going to change,” he said. “The reality is we cannot put enough money into river management to actually stop the degradation.”
Dorothy agrees.
“It’s perplexing because we know these commodity crops are also a big driver of the climate crisis as well,” Dorothy said. “They’re very resource intensive in terms of fossil fuel emissions.”
..."With climate change, Drazkowski expects the soils in the parts of the Midwest that largely produce these commodity crops will dry out and may not have enough moisture to sustain a crop like corn, he said.
“We need to rethink our policy for the Mississippi River if navigation and the drivers for navigation are going to change,” he said. “The reality is we cannot put enough money into river management to actually stop the degradation.”
Dorothy agrees.
“It’s perplexing because we know these commodity crops are also a big driver of the climate crisis as well,” Dorothy said. “They’re very resource intensive in terms of fossil fuel emissions.”
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