Rhine River

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Cargo ship Blue Dina, on the River Rhine, at Cologne, during low water level 0.74m on August 14, 2022. Photo by Elke Wetzig (User:Elya)/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Europe may have to live with the fact its great rivers are drying up

From the Danube to the Loire, Europe’s prime rivers — lifelines for the continent’s economy — are running low after a brutal five-month drought. After years of dry weather, scientists are warning that low-water conditions could become the norm in Europe as the climate changes.

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By Paul Hockenos | News | September 20th 2022

High water levels wash out highway 307 just northeast of Winnipeg, on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. File Photo by The Canadian Press/John Woods

Canada's economy could take $139 billion hit from floods, storms, drought by 2050

Floods, droughts and major storms that wash out highways, damage buildings and affect power grids could cost Canada’s economy $139 billion over the next 30 years, a new climate−based analysis predicts.

By Mia Rabson | News | August 29th 2022

This photo provided by the French Navy shows rescue workers rescuing a sailing family after the storm in Revelatta, Corsica island, on Friday, Aug.19, 2022. (Marine Nationale via AP)

Looks like three more dry months ahead for Europe

Parts of the European Union could face three more months of warmer and drier conditions as Europe weathers a major drought that has fueled forest fires, dried up rivers and devastated crops, the 27−nation bloc’s Earth observation program is warning in a report.

By Lorne Cooke | News | August 24th 2022

A cargo ship is sailing on the Rhine in Duesseldorf, Germany, on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. (Federico Gambarini/dpa via AP)

German industry at risk as drought sinks Rhine water levels

Germany’s main industry lobby group warned on Tuesday, August 15, 2022, that factories may have to throttle production or halt it completely because plunging water levels on the Rhine River are making it harder to transport cargo.

By Associated Press | News | August 16th 2022

Paris is burning. So why won’t Europeans embrace AC?

Even record-setting temperatures can’t melt the continent’s reluctance to install cooling technology.

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By Henry Grabar | News | August 16th 2022

A dead fish skeleton laying on the cracking earth of a dry lake bed near the village of Conoplja, 150 kilometers north-west of Belgrade, Serbia, on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)

Europe's drought dries up rivers, kills fish, shrivels crops

Once, a river ran through it. Now, white dust and thousands of dead fish cover the wide trench that winds amid rows of trees in France’s Burgundy region in what was the Tille River in the village of Lux.

By Sylvie Corbet & Nicolas Garriga | News | August 12th 2022

The river Rhine is pictured with low water in Cologne, Germany, on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. The low water levels are threatening Germany's industry as more and more ships are unable to traverse the key waterway. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Rhine River level could fall too low to transport crucial goods

Water levels on the Rhine River could reach a critically low point in the coming days, German officials said on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, making it increasingly difficult to transport goods — including coal and gasoline — as drought and an energy crisis grip Europe.

By Daniel Niemann & Frank Jordans | News | August 11th 2022

Photo by B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure / Flickr

How climate change is messing with the global supply chain

The impact of the COVID pandemic on the global supply chain has been widely reported. But extreme weather, from floods to wildfires, is increasingly hammering ports, highways, and factories worldwide, and experts warn these climate-induced disruptions will only get worse.

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By Jacques Leslie | News | March 18th 2022