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Drought in Germany: dried up lakes, cargo ships with little draft on the Rhine

2022-08-12T15:03:25.576Z


Dried-up lakes, a poisonous Rhine and ships with shallow draft: the high temperatures and persistent drought are causing the waters in this country to shrink.


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There is still water:

a man bathes alone in a bay near Cologne.

Large laps would still be possible, but the persistent drought is causing the level of the Rhine to continue to drop.

Photo:

Christoph Reichwein / dpa

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The Rhine is becoming toxic:

nature and the ecosystem in the water are also suffering.

The combination of low water level and high water temperatures has a toxic effect on the ecosystem.

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Christoph Reichwein / dpa

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Light cargo:

shipping is only possible to a limited extent.

According to the Federal Institute for Hydrology, inland navigation on the river could even come to a standstill, including important transport routes, for example for coal.

This coal ship is only half loaded so it doesn't have too much draft.

Photo:

IMAGO/Jochen Tack

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Lots of green, no blue:

A small pond in Wülfrath in the Niederbergisches Land has dried up completely.

Algae are on the bottom.

Photo:

Christoph Reichwein / dpa

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Last Tree Standing:

A dead tree stands on a dried up field in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Photo:

Christoph Reichwein / dpa

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(Not) a picture from the desert:

A dried up fish pond in Reckahn in Brandenburg.

The Plane river normally fills the waters - now it is dry.

Photo: IMAGO/Jochen Eckel

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No habitat for fish:

Here it is easier to see that the pond is not a desert.

However, a habitat for fish looks different.

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IMAGO/Jochen Eckel

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Water use prohibited:

The nightlight in Saxony-Anhalt has also dried up.

In June, the district administrator of the Stendal district issued a general decree prohibiting the withdrawal of water from surface waters.

The ban applies until September 30 or until revoked.

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Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert / picture alliance / dpa

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Drought in the border triangle:

tufts of grass are growing on the otherwise water-covered shore area of ​​Lake Constance.

Photo:

Felix Kästle / picture alliance / dpa

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Sheep in the dry:

sheep graze near Düsseldorf where the Rhine should actually flow.

Photo: Ben Kilb/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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More pool than pond:

The Scheuermühlenteich in Cologne.

Photo:

NurPhoto / NurPhoto via Getty Images

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Source: spiegel

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