Romanian Waters Make a Worrying New Announcement About the Danube Level. "The Next Two Weeks Are Critical.
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The residents of the longest river in the European Union are concerned: its waters reach historically low levels everywhere. This ecological disaster reveals the fragility and unpreparation of Central Europe and the Balkans in the face of climate change.
Specialists from the Romanian National Water Administration say that the Danube could reach, on 6 August, the entry into the country, at a rate lower than the minimum in August 2003, of 1,600 cubic meters per second. Due to the lack of rain, in the Romanian sector and in the upper Danube basin, "the next two weeks are hydrologically critical.
Although significant amounts of precipitation have fallen in Romania in recent weeks, the Danube level continues to fall and is approaching one of the lowest in recent decades. The explanation does not hold for the weather in our country, but for the severe drought that affects the entire river basin.
Romania is facing one of the most severe hydrological crises in recent decades. The Danube could descend, on August 6, at a rate lower than the historical minimum recorded in August 2003, warns Romanian waters. Extremely low levels also put pressure on the energy production of Cernavoda, where there is the risk of stopping the second nuclear reactor. Authorities prepare emergency interventions on the Bala Arm, while the Government announced nati…
Specialists from the National Administration "Romanian waters claim that the Danube could reach, on 6 August, the entry into the country, at a rate lower than the minimum recorded in August 2003, of 1,600 cubic metres per second.
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