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The Mississippi river has shrunk to record-low levels and the reason behind this is severe drought across the Midwest. While the plummeting water levels are raising alarms among the residents, archaeologists are glad with a discovery of ancient shipwreck.

WION Climate Tracker: US' Louisiana resident discovers 19th-century shipwreck in Mississippi river

A local Baton Rouge resident in Louisana recently unearthed a historical artefact when traversing through the shallow waters of the Mississippi river. Reportedly, the resident named Patrick Ford found a wreck of a 19th-century ship lying at the seabed of the river which has shrunk to record levels due to severe drought across the US Midwest.

Louisiana man discovers a 19th-century boat as Mississippi river runs dry

New Orleans officials warned city residents to stock up on supplies and prepare to shelter in their homes on Friday (July 12) as "life-threatening" Tropical Storm Barry was poised to come ashore as possibly the first Atlantic hurricane of 2019. While the storm did not yet have hurricane-force winds, it was forecast to bring torrential rains of up to 25 inches (64 cm) in certain places, which officials said risked flooding along the already-swollen lower Mississippi River.

'Life-threatening' Tropical Storm Barry heads towards New Orleans

New Orleans braced for severe flooding with residents told to hunker down as a growing tropical storm in the US-Gulf of Mexico headed for landfall late on Friday or early on Saturday as the first Atlantic hurricane of 2019.

New Orleans braces for flooding, Trump declares emergency ahead of Storm Barry

New Orleans was hit with widespread flooding on Wednesday from heavy rain spawned from a weather system that forecasters warned could grow into a hurricane capable of causing severe inundation of the low-lying US city.

Heavy rains flood New Orleans streets; forecasters predict hurricane

A storm churning in the Gulf of Mexico and aimed at water-logged New Orleans is likely to make landfall as the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2019 season by late Friday or early Saturday, forecasters said.

Storm likely to churn into hurricane, looms on United States Gulf coast

Authorities in Louisiana and Mississippi rescued people from their homes after heavy rains this weekend caused major flooding in the region.

Heavy rains in southern US leave some trapped