Historic Western Europe Drought Threatens Rivers, Energy and Ecosystems
TL;DR
A historic drought across Western Europe has driven soil moisture to levels far below 2022, shrinking rivers (including the Danube near Budapest to about 30 cm) and forcing nuclear reactors offline, heightening energy-security concerns as July dryness spikes in parts of the UK, Germany, France and beyond per Copernicus.
- Western Europe faces unprecedented drought, threatening human activity and ecosystems Le Monde.fr
- Photos: European Rivers Fall to Record Lows The Atlantic
- Europe is blowing up riverbeds as an extreme drought wreaks havoc on its economy CNBC
- German shippers warn Rhine could be 'split in two' by low water Reuters
- Extreme weather is drying up Europe’s rivers in a crisis so dire it can be seen from space CNN
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