As Europe's rivers recede, shippers scramble to limit damage

All the long-lost relics unearthed by Europe's drying rivers amid summer heatwave

A man stands on top of an old World War II-era ship from the Danube riverbed in Baja, Hungary, on Aug. 8.Robert Nemeti/Anadolu via Getty ImagesRecord-setting heat has hit Europe, with temperatures exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit.The low water levels unearthed prehistoric and 20th-century relics along Europe's key rivers.Low water levels have also drastically reduced freight transportation.A combination of severe heat and little rain has left ma…

As Europe's rivers recede, shippers scramble to limit damage

Major rivers on the planet's fastest-warming continent, including the Rhine and Danube, have sustained water shortages that scientists directly link to climate change. The situation is especially critical in Germany on the Rhine, the core of the European inland waterway transport network. "The situation is unprecedented," a spokesperson for Maersk, the Danish shipping giant, told AFP. "Today, most of the inland ports along the Rhine cannot be re…