Lower Rhine Water Level (Still) Has Little Consequence for Ordinary Citizens | NOW

On Thursday morning, the water level of the Rhine dropped in Lobith lowest position ever measured. This has various consequences, but we still don’t have to worry about drinking water coming out of the tap. We need to think about how to use our water differently in the future, says Diederik Fleuren of Rijkswaterstaat. On … Read more

This stone scares Europeans, it suggests catastrophe

Jakarta – when warmth wave and drought hit a great deal of Europe, a boulder from the past anxious people. This stone is a warning of how significant the drought is. The “Starvation Stone”, as the rock is identified as, is a hydrological monument located in several rivers of Central Europe. This stone will surface … Read more

How the low level in the Rhine is hurting the German economy

– ANP – NOS News•today, 19:35 — The exceptionally low water level in the Rhine is a cause for concern for both the Netherlands and Germany, especially now that the part of the river near the German town of Kaub, a well-known bottleneck, threatens to become unnavigable next week. – Dutch exporters and inland vessels … Read more

Malaga is Europe… “We should raise camels instead of horses”

◀ anchor ▶ Record heat and drought, it’s not just France. More than half of Europe is currently suffering from water shortages. As the river dries up, it is in crisis of logistical paralysis, and agriculture and fisheries are also being hit hard. Reporter Shin Jeong-yeon will tell you. ◀ Report ▶ Heavy equipment lifts … Read more

France continues to fight fires amid record heat wave, and Europe comes to its aid

Posted in: 12/08/2022 – 11:32 – A number of firefighters from European countries arrived in France on Thursday to help control the fires that swept large areas in the southwest of the country. At a time when efforts to combat huge forest fires continue in separate areas of Western European countries. Heat waves, floods and … Read more

Drought in Cantal: the production of Salers AOP cheeses suspended

The production of AOP Salers cheese will be temporarily suspended from Friday August 12, 2022. “There is not enough grass anymore”, regret the dairy farmers of Cantal, quoted by The mountain . Unable to feed their animals properly, the producers preferred to stop their production. Auvergne is particularly affected by episodes of heatwave this summer … Read more

what do we have the right to do in the Nord and Pas-de-Calais?

TAll departments in mainland France are subject to at least drought vigilance. Four levels of limitation existdepending on the intensity of the drought episode: vigilance, alert, heightened alert and crisis. To cope with a lack of water, measures can be taken to limit the uses of water, or even suspend them in certain cases. Currently, … Read more

The drought has consequences, but not for your drinking water: four questions | NOW

A heat wave is coming and there will probably be hardly any rain until the end of August. This is despite the fact that the Netherlands already has a water shortage and comparable situations have led to major wildfires in recent years. Do we have to worry? Four questions about our drinking water and the … Read more