In Europe is a big heat wave. Many rivers have very little water. The rivers Rhein and Donau are very low. This makes big trouble for business. Many cargo ships carry less weight. Some ships do not move at all. This breaks important supply chains.
Nuclear power plants also have trouble from dry time. In the country Hungary, the power plant Paks was almost off. It lacked water from the river Donau for cooling. In the country Romania, the government cleared sand banks. More water now flows to the power plant Cernavodă. Many factories now save power to keep the grid safe.
In Austria, fish suffer from low water. In the river Kamp was no water at all in places. An energy company now lets more water out of lakes. This stops the fish from dying. In Upper Austria, drinking water becomes rare. Some towns buy water from neighbors. Wells dry up because rain is missing.
At the lake Boden-See, people see the drought. The shallow lake part shrinks a lot. Satellite pictures show big areas of gravel and mud. Experts say: Such dry times come more often due to climate change. Now long rain is necessary.
