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The Mississippi already does that, but south-north instead of east-west.
Well... it did. And then climate change happened
Oh. I guess I shouldn't be surprised.
That's not climate change; that's just a precedented drought and media trying to cash on doomscrolling climate change. It's done the exact same thing almost every year. Rain has always been somewhat random.
Less rainfall
Less accumulated upstate snowpack
Higher regional temperatures
More agricultural states draining off the Mississippi's reserve in order to maintain a steady growing season
Drier ground absorbing more of the remaining river water
What could any of this have to do with climate change?
I'm not arguing it doesn't make sense. I'm just stating the evidence shows the Mississippi isn't trending lower despite how you explain why it is.