Drought has many adverse effects on, for example, agriculture, freight traffic and human health. It also causes wildfires.
Drought caused by climate change has lowered water levels in different parts of the world.
At the same time, objects that were buried long ago have been revealed in rivers and lakes.
The lowering of the level of the Yangtze River in China brought to light an underwater island, where three Buddhist statues estimated to be 600 years old were revealed.
According to Chinese state media, the drought has taken away the water from up to 66 rivers in Chongqing municipality alone.
In many places in Europe, the drought is the worst in up to 500 years.
In Caceres, Spain, the water level of the Valdecanas Reservoir dropped, revealing a prehistoric rock formation in the basin that archaeologists have dubbed the “Stonehenge of Spain.”
The level of Europe’s largest river, the Danube, has also dropped and is at its lowest level in a century.
20 German warships from the Second World War have been uncovered in Serbia.
The adverse effects of drought are considerable.
The decline in groundwater causes water shortages and destroys farmers’ crops.
In addition, it causes wildfires and makes it difficult to use rivers as freight routes.