Europe's Lakes
Water levels in many European rivers and lakes are at record lows and the water is becoming dangerously warm following a month long drought.
Despite storms that swept across Germany last month, the country had less than 70 percent of the average July rainfall, and in Brandenburg farmers have seen their wheat yield down 40 percent to 50 percent. The situation is even worse for farmers in Spain, where in the past year, reservoir levels have dropped to nearly half of their capacity, which is a clear indicator of drought.
The Dutch meteorological institute reported July was the hottest month in the Netherlands since temperatures were first measured in 1706. The hot weather has also caused many of Germany`s rivers and lakes to become oxygen depleted and the depths decrease. Hundreds of dead fish have been found in canals and lakes in Berlin, and thousands of eels have died in wetlands along the Rhine.
August 3, 2006 7:59 AM | Category: Global Warming