Drought causes Swiss water levels to fall to record lows
The Federal Office for the Environment says about one-fifth of monitoring stations logged record lows as drought cut river and lake levels.
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Head jumps in rivers and lakes can currently have fatal consequences. Image: keystoneThe levels of many Swiss waters are currently at record-low levels due to the prolonged heat and dry period. Almost all rivers and lakes in Switzerland currently have a "very deep" discharge or water level, as the map of all hydrological measuring stations of the Federal Office for the Environment (BAFU) shows.The fatal consequences are not only for nature – the…
The drought leads to a deep sea level, dried up streams – and to the question of how long the drinking water will last.
Supply chains and agriculture suffer from low water and drought. What consequences do we already notice in everyday life? What prices are rising? Who suffers particularly?
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