“New Orleans braces for drinking water emergency from drought-stricken Mississippi River”
December 13, 2023
“Officials in Louisiana are in a race against time as salt water from the Gulf of Mexico threatens drinking water supplies in New Orleans and its surrounding areas because of unusually low levels in the drought-addled Mississippi River.
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell signed an emergency declaration Friday in response to concerns that salt water encroaching upriver could affect the availability of safe drinking water in the coming weeks…
Lingering drought conditions have kept the Mississippi River at abnormally low levels and significantly weakened its flow, Murphy said, adding that the area’s unique topography has aggravated the situation…”
Do note this article was originally posted in September. I highly doubt their drought problem has magically disappeared. I try not to limit the number of articles I link to a day. There are times when I have to clear my backlog because of it.