Tag: River
Extremely low water level in the world’s third largest river – electricity may be interrupted
It is not only Europe that is plagued by severe drought. China’s autumn harvest is “seriously under threat” as a result of extreme temperatures and drought, warn authorities, who want…
After the crayfish plague: New hope has been lit in the Skellefteå River
The Skellefteå river in Västerbotten seems to have suffered an ecological disaster since the crayfish plague struck with full force. Everything points to the crayfish population being more or less…
A river dried up in Texas and revealed a surprise: 113 million year old dinosaur footprints
The path created from the exposed tracks is one of the longest in the world. Riikka Kajander, Olli-Pekka Sulasma 20:29•Updated 20:44 A severe drought has revealed 113-million-year-old dinosaur tracks in…
SMHI warns: Unusually high flows in the Lule River
Large parts of southern Sweden are currently struggling with low water levels – but in Luleå the problems are reversed. During the weekend, close to 70 millimeters of rain filled…
Fewer participants observed this year at St. Clair River Float Down
News Local News Participants in the St. Clair River Float Down Sunday wave to an OPP vessel as they head into the river at Sarnia. Photo by Paul Morden /The…
The drought in France’s Loire river valley also threatens wine growers, and the fields are not allowed to be watered – see how low the water is already flowing
In the last week, it has rained in France, but the drops brought only a small relief to the record drought. Almost the entire country is in a state of…
historic drought in the Colorado River Basin
Towards new water restrictions in the western United States and Mexico. A historic drought is affecting the Colorado River Basin and supplies are at an all-time low. With our correspondent…
100 tons of dead fish in the Oder River – the cause still unclear
Polish firefighters have found 100 tons of dead fish in the Oder River, which flows through the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany. With the help of drones, four-wheelers and boats,…
The port of Gennevilliers, a logistics and river node at the gates of Paris
Continuation of our summer series on the ports of the world. Gennevilliers is the first river port in France. Every year, millions of tons of goods and materials pass through…
Tons of dead fish found in the Oder River, according to the Polish Prime Minister, chemical waste may have been released into the river
In Germany and Poland, large quantities of dead fish have been found in the Oder River. According to the Polish Prime Minister, it will probably take years for the river…