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I know. I was talking about the system itself. We have the Mississippi system and the TVA system.

On your original post, transportation by barge is incredibly more efficient than by train, at least for bulk commodities which make up the vast majority of barge traffic. Even including dredging expenses and fuel consumption. I don’t have the figures but the difference is significant. 

The MSM coverage of such things is "interesting".  If some weather event is dramatic, they cover it, in spades, fine, but they rarely if ever go back and note "Hey, that was huge, but atypical, we're just not seeing a trend here."

So, the Arctic ice cap was melting and heading to disaster a few years ago.  Seen any news about that of late anywhere?

Hurricanes were projected to be numerous and devastating.  So, they cover the latest disastrous hurricane, fine, but don't add any context about longer term trends.  Droughts, same thing.  Heat waves, you name it.  They selectively cover the disasters without adding context.

I think "the plan" is to attract clicks and eyeballs and $$$.

I've never been. What would an evacuation look like? They had so little time.

Not much in the way of media coverage out there right now.

Hurricane Otis makes landfall in Mexico as a Cat 5; Tammy eyes Bermuda (accuweather.com)

I don't know if it's related to the new coverage item above, but I seem to think Pacific hurricanes are more common today?

Don't know that answer. There is not a reliable information out there on Eastern Pacific hurricanes prior to the 1980's or so.

I watched some cliff diving in Acapulco back 20+ years ago with the Ex-wife

we stayed at the hotel on the cliff - was quite something I'm glad I traveled for