You can see the ruins of the old blown up bridge under the Danube in Budapest. Pictures are wild. Cargo barges aren’t running at all now as far as I know. Hungary has to shut down the nuclear plant that provides something like 40% of the nation’s power during this heat wave.
We might never have known of these noble mammoths and treasures from the water levels of yore I guess destruction does really breed creation when you think about it
…ha funny, the apocalypse has arrived, but we get cool remains of mammoths and ships.
Some Hungersteine (hunger stones) in the Rhine are also appearing. They have been placed there marking the water level in years of extreme drought and subsequently, poor harvests and hunger.
IIRC from an article about low levels on the Rhine or somewhere a few years back, one issue that creates is that it reduces the theoughput possible for cargo shipping on the river.
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Sounds like it’s an issue on the Rhine this year too.
Shipping problems continue as Rhine water level falls again
Shallow water after this summer’s heatwave and scarce rainfall means cargo vessels are only able to sail partly loaded on the river, increasing costs for cargo owners. It also means loads must be spread among several vessels sailing part loaded, also increasing costs and creating an unwelcome extra expense for German industry currently showing signs of recovery.
Vessels are often able to sail only 15% to 20% full or less, but sailings are continuing, a commodity trader said.
I suppose that if it’s enough of an issue and shows up frequently, it might be possible to dredge a channel.
The Rhine is already channeled. What you are reading there is effecting the channel water levels. Outside of the shipping channel, the river has almost fallen dry completely.
