Europe's rivers are running dry as the climate crisis worsens | DW News

[@coraltown1]

"transporting cargo including coal, oil and gas" .. how exceedingly ironic

[@charlesayache6801]

Even a frightening addiction...

[@chrissyduggan3347]

The revenge of H2O haha

[@chrissyduggan3347]

And sounds like the perfect time to go solar, can be attached to every home and can be sent back to the grid.. xx

[@olaoluwaadeleke8021]

Crying on media about how truck drivers are dying of lung cancer, hence, this is affecting the transportation of tobacco. Hahahaha

[@prakasnathen7435]

As promised "beg"!!!!

[@thesilentgeneration]

It's ironic that in a drought with water levels falling and the ships that carry the fuel that actually is in part the cause of global warming, coal, are having a hard time going down the river!

[@RuskiVanka]

It was safer to burn gas. But...

[@DaveParkerNZ66]

Too simplistic. Another important factor is human over-use of the rivers for irrigation and cities. Also, the climate has been warming for 20,000 years, how much of the recent warming is due to burning fossil fuels is a matter of speculation rather than fact.

[@Creax-X-]

@@DaveParkerNZ66 Not another wannabe expert, every scientist disagrees, opinion rejected.

[@altonbishop305]

@@DaveParkerNZ66 OK so explain the dramatic spike in long time average temperatures that starts right after the industrial revolution. Yes the climate naturally cools and warms, but not in the "dramatic" and quickness we've seen in the last hundred years. Quickness relatively I mean.

[@wisdomAccumulator]

It's called nature's intelligence

[@RayMak]

Pray for Europe

[@scarletpimpernel9693]

Things are going to get worse in conin years

[@KJSvitko]

Rain water collection systems and storage need to become part of every home and business building. What little rain there is should not be wasted.

[@BubblesTheCat1]

They've determined that even rain water isn't safe anymore for drinking.

[@JohnDoe-nv5oe]

The water must flow? They'll just lob solar panels atop everything and act like it conserved fresh water, somehow. Side rant: Nobody in a position of power is reading the writing on the wall and leading a proper ecological charge. They're all saying, "we'll have it later, and we're totally working a solution right now, I pinky swear" but there is absolutely no tangible change in everyone's daily lives. The literal rivers disappear and they act as though it is of zero consequence. "What harm is there in the death of a fertile basin?" is what they're thinking, from an executive's pool party.

[@Ebani]

@@BubblesTheCat1 Been like that for decades, nothing new, just make it drink able 💁‍♂️

[@sawyer303]

@@BubblesTheCat1 You can have other uses for it

[@joeblack4436]

Ironically there is too much heavy metal, arsenic and other toxins in rainwater... from fossil fuel burning. Other industrial pollutions too, but mostly fossil fuel burning by a wide margin. The type of stuff an adult might just suffer mildly from, though still get a negative impact all the same, but young children and especially unborn children can take severe damage from. From poor brain development to other physiological abnormalities. Maybe once we've kicked the fossil fuels habit.

[@SpencerHHO]

Meanwhile areas of Australia that burned in fire only a couple of years ago are experiencing once in a hundred year floods multiple times in 2 years. Droughts, fires and floods have always existed but the severity, frequency and unpredictability are all getting worse.

[@magesalmanac6424]

I think recently burned areas are less capable of absorbing rainfall. We had terrible landslides in California because of heavy rain shortly after a wildfire.

[@BubblesTheCat1]

Those were the fires where people got burned alive in their cars as they waited too long to evacuate. What a horrible horrible painful death that must have been. 😢😢😢

[@freeheeler09]

@@tiermacgirl - and, the plants keep the soil cooler.

[@joeschmoe21]

😅🤣

[@matthewk189]

Warmer air holds more water. That explains both the increase in drought and flooding

[@Maya_Ruinz]

Wow, never thought I would see the day that Europe's rivers would be so low, I remember traveling there as a kid and just amazed by the beauty. Its honestly incredibly shocking, I didn't realize just how bad it is.

[@riinaeinblau9823]

Last year 2021 was the opposite in Europe, rivers were too full of water, floods in central Europe and London. Next year, 2023, will probably be a normal summer.

[@chucklesthered2338]

This is not something new. rivers drying up has happened before

[@MrJohnnyseven]

Was the same in 1976 ..this is nothing new...

[@dinaion8582]

DW is a prostitution network

[@andrasm.5119]

chemtrail, climate manipulation.... by own government....

[@aNDY-y7u4m]

"as the climate crisis worsens" - it's not worsening within a few months, we just see the full extent now

[@GeoEstes]

This is nothing like the full extent. Wait 50 years.

[@blanckieification]

When this is over, most people will forget and continue their lives as nothing is going on. I have to laugh more and more with the people who think the next 50 years will be the same as the previous 50 years.

[@TommyElijahCabelloReal]

@@GeoEstes Even that probably won't be anywhere near the main extent. The "absolute" worst extent is that Earth ends up like Venus. However, that is a long ways away. And we will have died before that point, most likely. But our transition is entirely where humanity's suffering will be.

[@annking1576]

@@TommyElijahCabelloReal Why do you think the 1% will try to live on the moon or Mars?

[@jamesgowing3856]

@@TommyElijahCabelloReal Venus is my kind of girl. Cannot wait.

[@govinda102000]

Incredible that upscale stores had open doors with air-conditioning up to now. I was surprised when walking down streets in cities in Europe feeling the A/C from the stores. Incredible.

[@jelenatj1825]

They were getting cheap Russian energy

[@PendulumCancel]

@@jelenatj1825 Europe without cheap Russian energy is going to look like an entirely different place and unfortunately I don't think it's going to be for the better. Renewables just aren't there yet and even if they were the EU's geography just seems kinda bad compared to countries like China, the US and Russia.

[@MelkorPT]

@@PendulumCancel the Iberian peninsula could supply all Europe with solar in summer and Scandinavia with hidro and wind in winter, it's a matter of time and investment, not geography.

[@theamici]

@@PendulumCancel renewables in Europa actually have the capacity to produce a lot, but the problem has been the weather, we've had too little wind for wind turbines, and dry weather has emptied out hydropower reservoirs, here in Norway, where we're a mostly hydro-reliant nation, the shortage of water in reservoirs have been a big issue

[@darianvergof2508]

@@PendulumCancel i cant wait for Europe's children to freeze in their beds this winter! All because their elites must "punish Russia" 😂

[@paulboger3101]

In Australia, we experience these things on a regular basis. Unfortunately, with the climate becoming more extreme, so are the impacts from them. 2019 saw the whole country burn, then flood in early 2020, flood again this year, and we are being warned to brace for a very wet summer.

[@BubblesTheCat1]

Here by us in Cape Town, the climate is also changing rapidly. A whole month's rain falls in 20 minutes, but there's still a huge drought. 😢😢😢

[@rdragonsheridan]

Free Australia 🇦🇺!!! End the police beating of pregnant woman!!!

[@halleffect5439]

The most realistic scenario is +4,0°C. We already reached 1,2°C.

[@BubblesTheCat1]

@@halleffect5439 At 4deg we're basically fuckt.

[@kells3411]

That water has to go somewhere, maybe the southern hemisphere...

[@LS5D]

the fact that it is already this bad worries me. we are nowhere near stopping co2 emmisions. it will get worse before it will get better

[@blacklighthologram5339]

Honestly mate I don’t think it will get better

[@susankay7606]

It is NOT going to get better. Water loss WILL cause global war, famine, pestilence. Humans can live without a lot of things, but the singular thing they cannot live without, is water. Even the Bread Basket is affected. Our aquifers are emptied our lakes and rivers are drying. But, the powers that be are worried about "birth rates". Only the rich and comfortable think it's okay to intentionally bring children into a world in which, as it stands today, they will likely not even reach adulthood. For the ruling Elite and their comfortable minions, maintaining their expendable and renewable workforce is Paramount. They will maintain their riches and comfort on the ashes of our coattails as we plunge into the abyss together.

[@marcob1729]

Not a single person alive today will see it get better

[@kinngrimm]

NASA studies recently made public show that germany has lost groundwater over the past decade and will continue to loose groundwater. This is a trend not easily reverted. Companies like Coca Cola(just one example, there are many more) should be forbidden to use ground- or tabwater. Equally companies that use lots of water for their production cycle need to invest into public desalanation plants.(No, these shall not be in private hands, this would just make these gold diggers profiteering from misery). There are already some measures on the way where past attempts to straighten rivers(increasing their depth and flow to be used by ships aswell hindering natural flooding) and the establishing of barrier lakes all had adverse effects on groundwater and now flooding will be reintroduced to wider areas. This will take time to take effect and in drought years like now it just isn't happening at all. For water consumption we need a bunch of desalination plants as we here in germany do have a coast line. As we are already building offshore windparks, those may deliver the needed energy for that. MIT studies have shown further processing to reduce the environmental impact of brine water which usually was reintroduced into the sea and i expect more studies into that direction may make this a better option otherwise we will need landfill with groundwater protection.

[@LukeXMV]

Maybe you should leave???

[@wanderer-2006]

Some years ago it was expected that there would be drought in the future.but now there is no need to say that there will be drought in the future because that terrific future has already arrived.

[@nickl5658]

Meh... this is nothing. Climate change only kicks into high gear in the late 21 century, early 22 century. About 50-70 years from now. This is the kiddy pool before we are thrown into the adult pool and are forced to swim or drown.

[@m42037]

🤔

[@Lordosvk]

True. Its comming faster then they says. Trust me.

[@belaatuk8494]

They say "We will toast slowly".

[@dinaion8582]

DW is a prostitution network

[@redpoppy4816]

*When it rains, the water is **_meant_** to seep into the ground, which soaks up the water like a sponge.* In a world that is covered with bitumen, concrete, buildings and stormwater drainage, rainwater exits the land far too quickly, hurtling back to the sea.

[@katiehettinger7857]

That may be true in cities, but most land is not covered, we are seeing less gentle long duration rain fall and more short intense high volume rain fall, leading to drought and food cycles.

[@Limosethe]

The way you get rid of most of this asphalt and concrete, is by eliminating parking lots and highways

[@Limosethe]

@@AlleyTrashBoards No, the elephant in the room is that asphalt replaces trees and natural ground (soil) - All in the name of an incredibly inneffecient means of transporting large amounts of people (cars) We do not need to wait decades for some new miracle greenwashing technology to be invented, all we need is walkability and good public transit. Europe is pretty leading in this regard but they could still do better.

[@chappy2121]

Not to mention all the extra people using up more of the water supply

[@Limosethe]

@@chappy2121 But use of the water supply is a given when a population of people exist

[@martinchitembo1883]

We used to think one day it shall be bad in future not knowing that the future is now.we used to think our grandchildren will have it hard but we have it hard now.

[@michalipiperakis9380]

our grandchildren will have it harder if we don't change in time

[@Africana399]

Its good this way

[@Azamat421]

@@michalipiperakis9380 there won't be any

[@MrLoobu]

Actually since about 15 years old I predicted all this would start showing effects by 2020, and here we are.

[@billyjoesmo8251]

There are quite a few scientists that knew this was coming and I'm sad to say but it's going to get much much worse. The next 3 years will be our last.

[@TheGassy92]

This is terrifying. Everything is connected and it's a huge dominoe effect. This infuriates me because we have little time to change things before we tip the scales but not in our favor...

[@PeterSimmering]

We have HAD the time, and have failed to use it.

[@jamesgowing3856]

its nonsnse. calm down

[@BubblesTheCat1]

@@jamesgowing3856 OMG. Climate change denier alert!

[@jamesgowing3856]

@@BubblesTheCat1 oh my god climate fibber alert. 😬

[@jimschroeder1176]

😂🤡

[@Renaldiize]

We experience this in CapeTown, South Africa. For 3 years drought creep into Cape Town. Some of our rivers dried up. We we're limited on water and we we're told that they will shutdown millions of water taps but we as a country came together and prayed for days. The Lord came through for us. The Lord send the rain...I think we experienced a week of non stop rain. Praise the Lord. It is only for a city to come together before Jesus Christ and pray.

[@justincoleman7856]

I actually remember flying to Italy back in the middle of June just before the massive heat wave started attacking Europe. Just crazy to see how things have gone since then...

[@luisamaral4074]

What they don't say... They shut down most of thermoelectric central and force hydroelectric to keep produce. In the past we stopped hydro power a lot sooner...

[@Thor.Jorgensen]

​@@luisamaral4074 My country has zero hydroelectric power. We only have flat lands, fjords, still lakes, and the open sea. Walking on the grass that is usually wet with morning dew till 3 in the afternoon is right now so dry, it sounds like walking on a floor of rice crackers. And steps leave behind clearly visible footprints. This is absolutely insane. There are no odd governmental conspiracies to blame for this. This is real.

[@TheFelltimber]

it is...saw a pic of the Loire River in France all but dry with a trickle. They report that this has not happened in a millenia. Its certainly cause for concern.

[@dinaion8582]

DW is a prostitution network

[@andrasm.5119]

chemtrail, climate manipulation.... by own government....

[@bhew7409]

I went to the beach at Bournemouth, UK this morning and its so nice to get +30c! But, watching the wildfire over the bay was a bit sad. Its probably too late, but its clearly time to act, the work required will stimulate a lot of economies and allow Europe to be independent energy wise.

[@tt-vu3oz]

Won't make a blind bit of difference if china and India and Brazil keep burning coal.fact

[@stevesmodelbuilds5473]

If our governments spent half as much effort in mitigation and water management as they do on punishing us for using energy, we'd all be a lot better off. Look at Venice. It took millions of Euros and almost 30 years to install its flood barrier system. Where are the hydro- and thermo-electric projects? Where are the new desalination plants? Why didn't they accept President Trump's generous offer of US LNG, even offering to build the terminals?

[@DiogoJ1]

Indeed. But it won't be easy. Still far better than rely on Russia.

[@Mountainclimber-zv4u1]

Yeah we need nuclear and renewables

[@BubblesTheCat1]

@@Mountainclimber-zv4u1 We first need to stop that mad man in Moss Cow, and eliminate him.

[@kashattack]

A year ago the UK was suffering from unprecedented rain and floods thanks to Storm Bella. Rivers were so full the banks had burst causing floods all over the country. It's a very dry summer, soon it will be raining again and we'll be miserable.

[@jamied8678]

Well don't be miserable just buy more toys from China so that you'll forget that the toys you've just bought from China are causing the pollution which is going to end the planet in the next 20 years

[@carsonchan5102]

plant more trees = they hold water and release transpiration harvest more water during rainy seasons, so it is stored for the dry months

[@adelmatesse2091]

And stop creating wars : Pollution

[@dinaion8582]

DW is a prostitution network

[@gytoser801]

trees dont grow overnight

[@sunalwaysshinesonTVs]

Ya know... employing the line, "the new normal" falsely suggests 1) There was a recent normal; debatable... anyone who believes there was such a thing perhaps mistakes their "nostalgia" for "stability" and to the point, 2) The extreme condition (weather, terror threats, lock downs, etc) will become "normal". Pandemic policies & fundamentalism aside, the extreme weather condition, as predicted by the scientific community, will continually worsen so the idea of "new normal" suggests weather will stabilize in the coming future, which it wont. It's gonna get waaaay fk'n worse. There wont be such a thing as "normal".... unless people who use this line are subscribing to the same logic as stating "there are no absolute truths". You can thank all the Cartesian doubters out there. While they provided corporations/govts the support they needed to do nothing, they also forced the scientific bar to be so high you can be 99.9999% certain we're ALL fk'd. Anyways.... sorry kids. Good luck.

[@sentientflower7891]

It is the climate chaos era.

[@mysterioanonymous3206]

Water wars incoming.

[@sentientflower7891]

@Crisp Muncher loony tune warning!

[@rey_nemaattori]

The issue is that the few things govts./corporations have done, are mostly inventing carbon credits(which are traded as commodities), co2-budgets and ESGs, which do little to lessen the actual co2 emissions or even prepare the infrastructure for decentralized generation. If we would build a few goddamn nuclear plants, that's like half the climate problem curbed. But these climate warriors are equally opposed to nuclear as they are to continuing as we were, basically tying our hands to get by with renewables. Luckily we're getting an example of how this goes with Germany. Unfortunately, if Germany falls apart, so will the EU. Probably the worst experiment since WW2.

[@sentientflower7891]

@@rey_nemaattori no & nope & completely wrong.

[@b.s8828]

Drought is a big problem

[@gubergasse]

As long as the governments of the major European countries ignore warnings about climate change, it will only get worse and worse. Profit is above reason. In the last 20 years there have been warnings, but profit has been more important, when will politicians realize this serious climate change threat?

[@janedoe3915]

When voters stop voting in politicians who r more concerned w/enriching themselves and protecting the coal, oil, gas corporations and the money from the most corrupt and horrible autocratic countries which r rich in oil. If one party or faction of a party doesn’t vote for climate change mitigation, green energy, doesn’t vote for enough mitigation/green energy, or votes for mitigation/green energy while also expanding coal, oil, or gas, like in the US the GOP who won’t vote for any climate change mitigation and protect these greedy corporations/autocrats or Dem establishment who say they support climate change mitigation, who passed a decent bill putting over $300 billion for climate change mitigation policies over the next 10yrs but which increase leasing public lands and water for oil leasing, which must be done before any climate change mitigation policies can begin for that year, increases government subsidies for oil corporations, adds a new pipeline, etc which feels like one step forward and two steps back, don’t vote for a different politician in those same parties (GOP)/factions (establishment Dems), vote for a politician in a more leftward faction, like a far-left Dem in the US system. In the US, the far-left Dems r also least corrupt, r passionate/activists for the M&L classes, r some of the poorest politicians we have (look at Bernie, for a guy who has been in the government for forever but has refused to sell out to enrich himself like Dem establishment and the GOP have), support the modern version FDR far-left Dem policies which is what pulled the US out of the Great Depression, invested in long-term growth, high return on investment domestic programs, led us through WWII successfully, saving ourselves and helping our friends to save their democracies, significantly decreased our income and wealth inequality, creating the largest M class in the world at that time, widespread prosperity, made the wealthy/corporations pay their fair share of taxes/switched from a regressive tax code to a progressive tax code, supported to most labor unions the US has ever had, broke up many of the monopolies/oligopolies, created a well-funded and well functioning local, state, and federal government, dems controlled most state legislatures, the house, senate, and WH most of the time from 1933-1979, moved us from an Oligarchy to a democracy/social democracy, created a fair economy for all income levels and all business sizes, increased opportunities and social mobility for the M&L classes, created the M class dream, etc. We began to lose that more democratic/social democratic, for the ppl government in the 1971 when a republican Supreme Court justice sent a memo to the US Chamber of Commerce titled, “The Lewis Powell Memo: a Corporate Blueprint to Dominate Democracy.” We then allowed our government to become captured by the wealthy and corporations w/the landslide election of Reagan, a far-right republican, in 1980. We’ve been on the same Reagan policies ever since. To move closer to democracy/social democracy and reverse the damaging GOP policies since 1971/1980, we need another landslide election of a far-left Dem president, Dem congress, and dem control of most state legislatures, repeat 1932 US election and then keep Dems in control of government most of the time. That would result in the ppl taking back our government to work for all Americans and the US as a whole, not mostly just for the wealthy/corporations, putting profits before common sense, like on gun control in the US, single payer healthcare, a comprehensive immigration bill, bring the national debt down after the initial investment into long-term growth, high return on investment programs, decrease/eliminate US corporations using the US for our rule of law and unfair economy while using the cheap labor countries for many of the jobs which used to be good paying manufacturing jobs in the US.

[@kd5055]

Well, Profits just for the billionaires and millionaires owning shares in FF industry. Profits made on the backs of Poor and the Middle class who have to suffer climate change consequences.

[@pahunter3]

It’s the lack of more frequent and severe tropical cyclones that have affected the drought conditions. Global climate change theorists have claimed for years that tropical cyclones were going to be getting worse. It look like those theories were false.

[@bengagnon2894]

@@pahunter3 Still denying reality of the house being on fire whilst the house is literaly on fire around you? I see.

[@danielvilliers612]

@@bengagnon2894 these guys always use some anecdotal story to try to advance the overwhelming data that climate change is happening

[@savannahm.laurentian1286]

The fact that this is still called "a dry spell" goes to underlying denial that climate isn't "changing" but has, indeed, "changed."

[@alntr2872]

yep

[@robinhodgkinson]

@@alntr2872 yes changed, but still changing. For the worse!

[@bnbmjtc]

And what do you can think about the famine rocks? In that documents droughts in 1417, 1616, 1707, 1746, 1790, 1800, 1811, 1830, 1842, 1868, 1892 e 1893.?

[@dinaion8582]

Dw is a prostitution network

[@KingLutherQ]

This is global - not just Europe. The Yang Tze in China and Colorado river in the US are drying up. Global warming is making the weather go from extreme flood during El Nino and extreme drought during La nina.

[@gobot4455]

In the '80s, I remember a prediction from a climate scientist that as "global warming " (as it was termed at the time) will mean extreme weather events will increase on frequency and intensity.

[@gobot4455]

@@mayatara1980 it's never too late. So long as you operate under the premise that none of us are as dumb as all of us, you stand a decent chance of not being jaded.

[@rcbutera8071]

I heard similar mentions of this in the 80’s as well. Hold on!

[@androsRoccha]

The phenomena is unavoidable, they just gave a name to it. Earth’s climate is continuing changing, it won’t be unstable for ever, it never was.

[@gobot4455]

@@androsRoccha the point is that if over 90% of climate scientists have come to consensus that the issue is man man - like acid rain or the ozone layer - then we are responsible for either stopping it or mitigating the effect. Only short sighted solipsists would wheeze otherwise.

[@ltcajh]

In the 60s and 70s we were told that there would be no wildlife by 2000, that we were going into a new ice age, and that there would be no oil by 1990. Don't be played!

[@ryanb9526]

We are facing an existential "tragedy of the commons" threat ... and we are failing miserably! Our grandchildren will look back on our failures with deserved anger. 😔

[@MrMustangMan]

they will all become little Gretas..... "how dare you.!!!"

[@johngeier8692]

Our grandchildren will be amused by yet another extraordinary popular delusion. The Climate Delusion. The false and delusional belief that mans effects on the earth’s climate are significant and dangerous.

[@tyreza79]

Most people will die. Prépare to meet god .. well if you don't believe in the only god .. meeting him will be eternally hellish

[@annking1576]

@Ryan B. - Your grandchildren may not make it if this continues! Many will die due to droughts, flooding & famine. Get prepared or perish! Move if you need to do so to get above the 1000 year flood zone!

[@tyreza79]

@@annking1576 get prepared or perish... ? Actually it's get prepared to perish

[@charliebrown6514]

This all seems like it's a cycle that comes and goes ,just hope the rain that's gonna come don't come in metres ,and not in inches

[@HealingLifeKwikly]

"This all seems like it's a cycle that comes and goes" There ARE natural cycles of wetter and dryer periods, but humans have disrupted those natural cycles and amplified droughts by warming the planet by 2 degrees F. THAT is the problem: Man-made global warming makes the Earth drier and less able to support life.

[@atlanticocean8184]

Absolutely terrifying what we have done. All the forests, insects, fish, marine life and birds all could be gone .

[@Boltwin89]

things come and go

[@lzrd8460]

Atlantic Ocean - and now Monarch butterflies are an endangered species! Why are politicians letting our planet die? WHY? All for money. I am disgusted by my fellow humans. Our beautiful Europe is dying as is so much of the earth. 😥😥😥😥

[@Azamat421]

@@lzrd8460 oh well

[@jamesn0va]

@@lzrd8460 honestly monarch butterfly's do it to themselves. There so dumb. I do loft conversions and you fine a good 20 crispy monarchs in each.

[@jessicadorion8507]

If you've ever seen the mass animal death list, you'd wonder how we have any left right now already...

[@BJustChillin420]

The people of earth need to band together and hold the corporations and politicians accountable.

[@daveffs1935]

as well as themselves, consumerism drives the market.

[@enkii82]

@@daveffs1935 and also people vote politicians. hold voters accountable

[@blank.9301]

Let's use ecosia 👍🌱🌲🌱🌳

[@bassman9485]

This is concerning!!

[@juanp.m.7524]

what about planting more trees and stop cutting the ones we have? and seriously think about a progressive voluntary population degrowth

[@captainbob5004]

World's economic Forum weather modification at work

[@LeoNegrete84]

If only people.hated global warming as much as CNN helps everyone.hate trump....if only

[@geo_neo9]

We have to end idealisum of money in any form whatsoever. There are ways.

[@cultusdeus]

Pray first.

[@alisdairmclean8605]

I live in the Scottish Highlands and we have had, for us, a warm and dry summer. However, compared to nearly everywhere else in Europe the grass-fields are quite green although reservoirs are quite low. We had quite a lot of thunder rain last night and are expecting more.

[@charlesayache6801]

If you consider that the troposphere is thinng going to the poles, higher latitudes will suffer more than areas towards the equator.

[@chrissyduggan3347]

Also, could you use SOLAR , to run led lights??

[@percreig]

@@charlesayache6801 BS. The summer was normal. The worst drought were 1400 and 1870-74 (China).

[@erikafinland2162]

Here in Finland we have had quite a normal summer, some weeks hot, some weeks cooler. I'm sad to read about the drought in so many countries. Somehow we always seem lucky in the North. We don't rely on Russian gas either.. By staying united, we will overcome this too. In Finland solar power has been a boom for a decade, installed on everything from big shopping centers to summer cottages.I hope and believe that the droughts in the world this year+ Russian aggression and interrupting Ukraine as a bread basket will accelerate wind and solar power all over the world.

[@charlesayache6801]

@@percreig Here in Israel we nearly have six months without rain but dryness is accelerating. We recycle nearly 90% of the water we use and desalinate a lot but it all costs energy...

[@agan143]

Ashuthosh Pandey needs to be in a review room right now. Remember that you are supposed to be a reporter for DW… that’s something you need to check in your life.

[@kinngrimm]

Other than maybe modern Zeppelins i can't imagine anything that could replace a river for transportation purposes. Railways take too long to be built and are too inflexible in comparison. Concerning the water shortage, which NASA studies suggest will become normal here in germany, i would go with desalination plants and a sweetwater network spanning complette germany if not europe. There are already attempts under way to make rivers flood certain zones again as they did before all the rivers were made straight and barrier lakes were built, which therefor would help groundwater to replenish, but that too is something that needs to balance itself out over longer period of time and till then rationing will be needed and companies like Coca Cola should not be allowed anymore to use up ground- or tabwater.

[@d6wave]

so more pollution by desalination plants(requiring energy and resurses) !? and stfu with cocacola banning (which is literally just tea with few essences aromas + carbonated water) WHILE HOW MUCH WATER IT'S WASTED IN FOOD CREATION + DRINKING WATER AND THEIR CORPSES PROCESSING/WASHING AFTER KNIFINGS OF COWS AND PIGS CORPSES AND SECRETIONS. A LITER OF MILK(ANIMAL SECRETION) CONSUMES FEW TIMES (NOT ONLY DOUBLE) MORE POTABLE WATER TO OBTAIN THAT LITER, TRANSFORMING WATER AND FOOD INTO URINE FECES AMONIA CO2 ETC POLLUTION AS A RESULT. JUST DON'T WASTE OUR TIME WITH MISINFORMATION AND HERRINGS AND SMEARING NOISE MISLEADINGS.

[@AllMightyLee]

It takes a lot of energy to power a desalination plant. Which is perhaps a "little problem" these days in the EU. No gas. No fuel. No water. Even Saudi Arabia buys Russian oil just to power their desalination plants, so that they can export their own crude... at high price :-)

[@MelkorPT]

Railways are inflexible compared to _the rivers_ they would be replacing?

[@GeoEstes]

@@MelkorPT Yes, I thought that was funny as well. Try digging out a new river over laying track!

[@nevarran]

@@MelkorPT They actually are. If a ship breaks during the trip it usually just drifts to the side on its own, or is dragged there, and the other ships move around it. When a train breaks the entire track is blocked. And if it's some accident we're talking about several hours, even days of that section of the track being unusable. Also ships/barges carry huge amount of cargo. To replace that with a train, you'll need very, very long compositions, that need the appropriate train stations to maneuver, load and unload.

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[@travelerforever8849]

I am thinking of the wildlife impacted by all these droughts and fires.

[@dinaion8582]

DW is a prostitution network

[@MM-kv8ly]

So if ancient structures are emerging from the water, does that not imply that water levels were once much lower?

[@dominicestebanrice7460]

The structures are emerging out of man made reservoirs!

[@peggylimongi8794]

Many countries are going through drought and intense heat such as living in a desert and the impacts that this causes such as economics, agriculture and livestock, water management and supply, industry, hydroelectric power generation, environmental impacts, water, soil, air, living organisms , protected natural spaces, pollution and increase in forest fires.

[@BubblesTheCat1]

There's definitely something wrong with the climate. Here in South Africa in Cape Town it's much colder this winter than usual, and the rain has all but disappeared. 😢😢😢

[@derekdoherty1956]

There is no global warming sure the medevil church was built hundreds of years ago when the water level was lower .

[@rvizcarra4320]

Exactly so a country should make an stock of commodities nowadays. If there was 7 year tribulation recorded in the Bible in Egypt, a country should copy the strategy of preserving products in time of crisis.

[@FrankHeuvelman]

You forgot to mention the biggest threat of all, war. It starts locally, one state against another but very soon after the positions have been taken and it will spread like a drop of oil on water on a hot day..

[@benr.3518]

@@BubblesTheCat1 Clearly, the cold weather there is a result of global warming.

[@benchapple1583]

I can tell you that the Danube is full. I've seen it.

[@pintayulia9548]

That why when rain comes, I am really happy. I like rain more than anything.

[@dinaion8582]

Dw is a prostitution network

[@MBIT-us9vj]

this is so sad I love Europe , it's so much cleaner then America and great public transportation , there's so much to see and do there , I wish all countries would of taken action on global warming years ago , this is so heartbreaking, I am afraid it will just keep getting worse now all because nothing got done much sooner

[@johngeier8692]

Most of Europe is cold for most of the year.

[@Guy22173]

Cleaner? Hmm I have traveled all over Europe (Western and Eastern). I travel to Europe every year. Cleaner does not come in mind at all. lol

[@TheScottab]

We need to move to Mars and start over.

[@K3nn9n]

Singapore is clean, not Europe lol

[@brutonstreettailor4570]

@@TheScottab we have made a pretty good job of screwing this planet up and we have already “nuked” mars when the lander we sent there crashed. I think we have done enough damage tbh. Oh and another thing, Mr Musk doesn’t want you or me going to Mars, he wants to go there yes, but to get away from the rest of us.

[@kuba-xp4mq]

Northern hemisphere’s water all is transferred to southern hemisphere, we have serious floods in Australia.

[@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands]

Climate is about averages over longer periods, this is the second or third extreme hot summer already, so the averages are indeed changing, June and July, here in the Netherlands, are normally the wettest months of the year...

[@kripto999]

I feel like this summer actually isn't this bad, the last year's were really crazy but this summer? I feel like it wasn't extreme

[@toniheinonen1034]

It's been dry in the Netherlands too now hasn't it?

[@michaeldeierhoi4096]

Climate is about average changes over time. However it is climate change that is making extreme drought, heat waves more likely both of which are affecting Europe increasingly.

[@albertinsinger7443]

Crops are failing in Italy and Spain and France because of drought. Yet Hollands PM Rutte wants to close Dutch Farms because of Davos and EU policies. This is madness to the extreme. You guys in Holland need to get rid of this mad man Rutte and leave the EU. They obviously do not know what is right and what is wrong.

[@Tuasoni012]

@@albertinsinger7443 the only reason that this is done is due to court orders as well. The government has to follow the court orders to the best of their abilities, because otherwise law and order will soon enough cease to exist. Plus, with the toxic nitrogen levels the major farming industrials pout into the soil, eco systems are changing Ina rapid pace here, leaving the native wildlife seeking for other places to live.

[@angusabbott5615]

How about not using any more fossil fuels than absolutely necessary from now on ? The reduction in supplies from Ruzzia should be seen as an opportunity

[@nevarran]

Won't help much though. The rest of the world is burning fossil fuels without much of a care, and sadly we're living on the same planet.

[@islandwills2778]

I live in Canada and our entire carbon emission is only a couple percent of the worlds total. If we were to somehow become 100 percent carbon neutral it would still only be a tiny drop in world carbon. We really need to find a way to get China, India on board and trying to start a war (thanks USA) with them is probably not the best way to go about that. But to be fair china is the worlds factory which is very energy intensive so im not really sure how it could be done to lower there emissions. Solar and wind have there own problems and are not as green as we like to think and not a solution. I have hopes that some of the new geothermal solutions being worked on might eventually be able to provide a solution to some of the energy problems.

[@sassasins031]

Plant more trees and have less kids.

[@islandwills2778]

@@sassasins031 Canada plants millions and millions of trees per year. We also have a negative population growth.

[@peabase]

@@islandwills2778 There's limit to how much geothermal energy you can practically extract. There are residential neighbourhoods in Scandinavia where geothermal heat pumps have become so commonplace that their performance is permanently degraded.

[@PuffOfSmoke]

North America and Europe and China are now experiencing what Africa has been suffering for decades. It's now in their doorstep.

[@urzsulaz2604]

I suspect that deforestation in the Amazon, Pantanal and Atlantic Forest that occurred since 2019 in Brazil has been significant enough to cause climate change in many regions of the world.

[@tsugumorihoney2288]

this is a divine punishment for what Europe is doing

[@ArtStoneUS]

Some scientific proof would make your suspicions more credible

[@urzsulaz2604]

@@tsugumorihoney2288 You are an inconsequential being

[@urzsulaz2604]

@@ArtStoneUS It ll be soon

[@urzsulaz2604]

@@ArtStoneUS In just 2 years a huge part - 40%+ (almost half) of the biome located in the Midwest region of Brazil called Pantanal was decimated. In the following year, the dry period that occurs in winter reached an extension never before occurred, reaching Argentina and Paraguay in addition to extensive areas of Brazil.

[@bcvxx8688]

Many countries in Europe are facing serious fires and drought France, Spain, Italy, Lebanon, Greece, Portugal, UK...

[@soleiltounsi6754]

Yes Lebanon is in Europe 😏🍕

[@bcvxx8688]

@@soleiltounsi6754 Huh? Yh it's in Europe, what's up?

[@Entergalactic]

@@bcvxx8688 nope its in asia 😹😹

[@bcvxx8688]

@@Entergalactic Loooool seriously get educated 🤣🤣🤣🤣. It's IN Europe.

[@rosedaniels2119]

One environment politician said - When politics gets into the fight for water. God help us all.

[@ts1931]

It is so very heartening that there are noble people in this world, as in Spain, who do what must be done for those they have pledged to do certain things.

[@jamied8678]

Shame nobody can understand what you're saying

[@dinaion8582]

DW is a prostitution network

[@WolfHeathen]

The planet controls the climate regardless of how noble people may be.

[@jamied8678]

@@WolfHeathen Chinese pollution is controlling the planet at the moment but mother nature will fight back

[@Shazza2024]

Since effects lag emissions by 15 years it will get MUCH wose for decades as we havent even cut emissions yet and the environment cant absorb anymore heat..

[@AndrashSpooshkash]

You are right,Bohdan. We are out of time. Our only hope is some advanced civilization thinks humanity is worth saving.

[@timecheck8526]

You might want to check underground activity. Water sips through somewhere. Otherwise plant more trees to cultivate watersheds WORKS ALL THE TIME.

[@timecheck8526]

Money is not the solution for the problem. You already have that but did nothing.

[@harukrentz435]

Europe had all the time to embrace and developed renewable energy.

[@Aeronaut1975]

The problem is, is that we're not quite there yet. The UK has 500yrs if coal sat under our feet, but all the mines have been closed, our coal fired power stations are burning wood pellets shipped all the way from the USA who produce more pollution than coal. The problem is that Governments have embraced the green agenda with no real thought about the future, or how we transition from one to another, because all they care about is the short-term goals of winning the next election.

[@artman12]

Europe is responsible for most of the CO2 emissions.

[@kurt1391]

It doesn't work. Windmills produce little power, and their energy is frequently not used. Solar panel production is toxic.

[@rifmaffia]

The West is mainly responsible for these global climate changes. Biggest polution

[@BrightWendigo]

@@artman12 lmao not even close to true. China is way more them them

[@roberth7894]

We all won't be talking about petty disagreements in the coming years, instead we'll all have to pull together to adjust to a climate that's increasingly hostile to daily life and commerce.

[@MrMustangMan]

that won't happen.... they will just be fighting and killing over water instead of oil.....

[@AnotherAmerican91]

I'm sure we'll still have petty disagreements too don't you worry

[@brutonstreettailor4570]

Except society wont pull together, you will be fighting your neighbour for the last scraps of food and the last drop of water that drips out of your tap, and all to survive another few days more than them.

[@AnotherAmerican91]

@@brutonstreettailor4570 speak for yourself, America is self sufficient essentially when it comes to food, water, and energy. You won't find many countries that are the same.

[@mickyjones8079]

No way . Oil has to be imported & coal & minerals, salt is one example US has to import from Spain.

[@SenthilKumar-gr5dj]

Save trees and save the wild and save the rain water

[@smooth247fyi]

"This is the lowest since 1995..." ummm soooo this is all normal? Haha 😂

[@AllMightyLee]

The EU has definitely turned into a nightmare. And it's only the beginning. No cooling this summer. No heating this winter. And probably no cars moving. Oh well. LOL

[@DiogoJ1]

Hardly. There will be cuts, but there will be some heating this winter, and we hardly had any real problems cooling this summer.

[@wizaaeed]

Ok go to america, bye

[@peabase]

OK, drama queen.

[@lynnettemurphy8243]

You're an eejit. The EU and Europe are not the same. Where I live it has been hot, but not experiencing any shortages. Nor are we expecting any this winter.

[@МирославДестанов]

The biggest drought in Europe was in 1540.The civilization of the Maya collapsed due to a drought. And they lived on cities in the middle of the jungle. And there usually rains.And usually rains a lot. The biggest heat wave in Europe was in 1911 when 41 thousands people died of heat only in Paris.

[@sarahferguson0]

Scholars have no idea what really happened to the Mayan civilization. You can't say for certain it was drought.

[@ts1931]

So very sorry Europe that you're facing this! I hope the world can unite and help each other.

[@sinceresong9907]

Sorry slightly idealistic. When has the world united before.

[@dinaion8582]

Dw is a prostitution network

[@so1667]

can you imagine what is happening in africa asia india....100 times worse

[@siriusblackxxrucoy6094]

there are almost no trees in Europe, they are all far apart and there is only grass, I bet it wasn't like that 600 years ago

[@wagonmoundno.2396]

you could have searched it up before commenting but who needs facts when you can have "yeah i recken".

[@davidrink1291]

Countries like Italy as well as states like California should not be growing rice or alfalfa which consume huge quantities of water. Wheat would be a much better choice which historically was dry farmed in those areas.

[@magesalmanac6424]

Yeah, or almonds! Why tf are we growing almonds in California??

[@bobbieblue1885]

Up until last year there was plenty of water. This year is drought, if it goes on they will have to change their way of growing plants.

[@BearHeadedWerewolf]

This is it Bois, we're in the last stretch. It's now or never that we turn this around.

[@alntr2872]

too late

[@BearHeadedWerewolf]

@@alntr2872 It is too late but, it won't stop me from trying

[@GemboyTV]

I thought glaciers are melting why drought?

[@Meghnaaad]

I seriously wish there's a Cold wave here in India. I love winters and winters are only for 2 months here.

[@Adenrux0]

Winters? Have you ever seen snow?

[@Meghnaaad]

@@Adenrux0 No, the lowest temperature at my place reaches to about 4°C and that too for a brief time. I wish there's a snowfall in my city.

[@Adenrux0]

@@Meghnaaad than I'm afraid winters in India are exactly zero months.

[@Meghnaaad]

@@Adenrux0 when the temperature changes from 48°C to 4°C, what else would you call it?

[@Adenrux0]

@@Meghnaaad a warm autumn compared to -45°C from 35°C where I live.

[@HinaSunniva]

There used to be a river called Saraswati a major big river like Ganga and Yamuna , in India, which was considered holy river and has been mentioned in many ancient literature more than 1000 years ago. But now nowhere to be found. It has completely disappeared. So rivers can disappear. t is a geological mystery Rivers and lakes drying up like this in various parts of world simultaneously should make people loose their sleep. Very serious and catastrophic events are unfolding. Civilizations in history have fallen victim to water scarcity. Why should we be exception, just because we live in so called global world and connected virtually.

[@djape1977]

Imagine that, climate was changing back then too 🤔

[@Chihirolee3]

Clinate has, and always will, change. Its the reasoning as to WHY that is the factor here. Today's why is globally our fault, not just nature doing its thing, or having localized climate change due to human meddling (as has happened in history).

[@orlandorivas1032]

The solution is not one, not two but trees.

[@pahunter3]

The lack of hurricanes and tropical storms seem to be having an impact. I thought that global climate change was to result in more frequent and stronger tropical cyclones that would be actually bringing more rain to Europe?

[@Drobium77]

true, here in the UK we've not had a single thunderstorm in my area this year (Warwickshire, Midlands) the weather just seems to have ground to a halt, whereas normally we used to see change every couple of days, now it's a round ever 5 weeks

[@dinaion8582]

Dw is a prostitution network

[@Qce-i6d]

I never imagined whole rivers drying up, in Europe of all places. 😬

[@annking1576]

Worldwide event!!!

[@fk3289]

It's about a time

[@Moratuoa12]

Europe is on the same Earth as other continents so that is a bit ignorant of you...

[@alntr2872]

@@Moratuoa12 yep

[@npcsenpai1185]

​@@annking1576 Not really, lots of Asian countries are experiencing more rainfall.

[@vijayasfitnessmantra6810]

It's scary and sad at the same time

[@andrewmccoll1582]

When will it actually break all time records? Always the worst in "decades"

[@djape1977]

Never. Earth was warmer then now on several occasions in the past, even in human history.

[@tangoymoto]

The situation with the Rhine river has been much worse in the summer 20 years ago with water levels that did not allow any transportation at all for several weeks.

[@gauloiseguy]

News flash. Twenty years ago global warming was already rearing its head. Remember the summer of 2003? That was an early warning.

[@ssssaa2]

It used to be a lot worse hundreds of years ago during the little ice age when crops failed across Europe due to the cold leading to regular famines.

[@soloman9151]

A possible suggestion for collecting rainwater when there is no rainfall - overnight my verandah roof has condensation dripping down off its roof as it runs down to each supporting beam and thus anything directly underneath those beams gets wet right under the full length of each beam so has to be placed within the gap/spacing between of each metal beam to stay dry. The Entire roof is corrugated sheet metal and with some plastic skylighting which also runs condensation down to each metal beam - yet the same arrangement of corrugated sheet metal on the metal beams in the garage/shed never gets condensation forming. I suspect it's because the Roof in the Shed is enclosed by walls. So an open air arrangement of corrugated sheet metal gets the condensation dripping down from it because the underside is seemingly cooled off faster with no walls to stop wind colling it down rapidly to form the condensation. Not sure what use this observation is to anybody but some brainiac might be able to come up with a better arrangement for collecting condensation from an open roof. ironically had the builders of the metal roofing supports beams placed them the other way to what they are it would have run down the channels of each beam to the ends of those beams and kept anything underneath dry. Incidentally the roof is high and of gabled design so reversing the beams the other way would only work on a gabled roof and the beams are this shape [ but with an upward curl on the [ shaped beam to act as a gutter - if you can visualize what I'm attempting to describe that is. 🙃

[@dinaion8582]

Dw is a prostitution network

[@fredsanga9461]

Rivers have been evaporated so in return rains will cause catastrophic floods.

[@blanckieification]

I agree. What goes up, must come down.

[@magesalmanac6424]

Yep, once the vegetation around the river dies, it won’t be able to absorb and hold as much water.

[@rwksasc]

The bright spark about this is that it will hopefully finally get these rich nations, which are the nations most able to drive changes, to treat climate change seriously.

[@peabase]

Aren't we in the driver's seat already? Our use of renewable energy will exceed 50% by the end of this year.

[@jerrymoriarty3319]

The west has just outsourced it's manufacturing to China.People are still using the same goods.The west has merely changed the location of it's carbon output.Carbon however knows no borders,and we all live on this same spaceship Earth.

[@NGC1433]

@@peabase While your main line constant demand power production is based on coal - your RE percentage means nothing. Literally nothing.

[@peabase]

​@@NGC1433 Not true. Coal is a relative minor energy source for us. Its consumption is easily surpassed by nuclear energy, hydropower, wood fuels and even wind power -- each. We're still on track for carbon-neutrality by 2035. How about you? No need to answer if you're ashamed.

[@wideyxyz2271]

Its cyclical and you better get used to it its got fek all to do with humans!

[@ellaeadig263]

We experienced this in Australia about 10 years ago. It's really scary isn't it. Hugs to Europeans.

[@va9107]

Thoughts and prayers for the wildlife.

[@rickricky5626]

i agree,,,sad for the diversity of creatures,,,so sad for the animals...as for humans we will get the full punishment we deserve

[@carolhogg6516]

Rick Ricky. Well said! We humans stand accountable for so many atrocities. Twenty years ago I saw the BRONZE statue of a MAN outside the entrance to London zoo, the plaque at the bottom read; you are looking at the filthiest creature on earth! The plight of animals worldwide is heartbreaking. Greetings from 🇳🇿🤗

[@Sarahlenea]

we should take much more ambitious measures to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, and at the same time adapt more quickly to this new climate, review our water and forest management. It is really urgent.

[@stephenskinner3851]

There was a lot of Urgency during the Covid debacle and that's turned out really well? This is what Lufthansa has to say to pilots about acting on impulse "The chance of saving the day by spontaneous reaction is extremely remote. The chance of catapulting yourself into deepest trouble is very high."

[@dogestcreature]

That's what you get for ignoring climate change!

[@apostolosvranas4499]

True! And there are still many people who will close their eyes and bury their head in the sand ... ☹☹☹

[@gustavoteixeirateixeiragon8122]

Eu espero que os brasileiro vejam oque está acontecendo aí na europa e no planeta.

[@DiogoJ1]

O governo brasileiro é corrupto e não quere saber o que acontece na Amazonia.

[@meawwow]

Privileged people always think it's not their fault. Look at the per capita CO2 emissions of Brazil and the EU average. Cutting or planting trees won't make a difference. The main source of this climate changing CO2 is man-made emissions. Guessing from your name you might be from Western Europe and your country's per capita emission will be even higher than the EU average.

[@BubblesTheCat1]

@@meawwow who? Me? I'm not from Europe!

[@joexavier4070]

Aka privileged europen 😂...once a Congo politicans said why we have to remain poor for the sake of the rich people lungs.....😂😂

[@mam0lechinookclan607]

Brazil is one of the biggest contributor to climate change. We in Europe destroy our own farms and food production, in over regulation. But at the same time, (because we still need to eat) import it from Brazil, who burns down the rainforest, too farm this much and that's so much more worse, because rainforest is the most productive biosphere on earth. Our regulation, often do much more harm, too environment and climate, than their save.

[@Mark-wt7xl]

In Australia 🇦🇺 for the last few years we are having too much rainfall and most likely the same next year.

[@vijaynath7561]

In india also rain is heavy

[@bennyjenkins5954]

Same in Southeast USA

[@alisonwilliams-bailey3561]

I live near a river which has moved upwards to the edges. In the last few days. That was before the short rain day. Thats in Sussex, England.

[@symphantic4552]

Stay tuned. Next year: epic floods

[@NesconProductions]

8 billion humans on this planet (& counting) is the reason for this. As supposed caretakers of Earth we're failing miserably at the job. Time is running out for us all unless major changes happen now..

[@2MuchPurple]

You are absolutely correct. Overpopulation! And the higher standard of living, which, as unfair as it was, used to only be enjoyed by the rich.

[@NesconProductions]

@Bearly Listening All I'll say to comment is your screen name is appropriate 😏. I've got a degree in Environmental Science & you've got one in ignorance 🤪..

[@michaelcalder9089]

Yes. And the hard fact is that China is rapidly increasing global emissions, pollution and gobbling up all manner of natural finite resources faster than any other country in this planet!

[@markdoty1213]

Government's need to get started on water purification systems and canals.

[@lindamcdermott2205]

Excellent reporting as always

[@HL65536]

Air conditioning is usually needed when the sun is shining, i.e. when there is an excess of solar energy, or has Spain not reached that amount of solar power yet?

[@mewas8966]

duh

[@dinaion8582]

Dw is a prostitution network

[@r0bmc745]

There is no climate crisis...unless you mean weather manipulation by humans.

[@keithrichardson3942]

I believe Europe would learn a lot from Israel about water management. With not a lot of water in the region, the drip method through surface hoses is used to water crops plus other ingenious methods to make use of a scarce commodity

[@gaia7240]

I'm Italian and my dad was a mechanical engineer and he told me that they tried to build a system just like Israel for years but the government just pretend to not hear them

[@katewade9992]

Mother Nature's response: too many humans so let me dry up everything & starve them out. No water no grain no ppl.

[@Wugazii]

Sadly they control the weather this is bigger than "global warming" you think the weather could pivot to this bad from several years ago? No. This is unnatural and I fear we are being led to the end times

[@DaughterofJesustheChrist]

Father God

[@joexavier4070]

Jesus christ 🙏

[@79Daver]

So we survived this before. Fearmongering

[@chris52386]

Food shortage and famine in Europe, could be a thing of the near future!

[@2MuchPurple]

This is dire news indeed, and it was not "supposed" to happen in most of our lifetimes. I fear it may already be too late to reverse the trend. I hope not. The U.S. is experiencing areas of extreme drought in California and the Southwest, and too much rain, in the Southeast mostly. But the Northwest where I live seems more or less normal this year. We're on the Pacific Rim, and are having La Nina year.

[@nickl5658]

It became too late to reverse the trend by the mid 1990s. Now it is just about adapting and preventing the global temperature from rising about 2 Celsius. Climate change can no longer be reversed . It is about how to we adapt and prevent it from becoming worse,

[@serge7530]

Saddest part is european countries are supposed to be more eco friendly, use of bicycle and less consumist countries than the USA. Here in America we had always admired european countries so now we are speechless seeing this crisis

[@sectorgovernor]

Unfortunately pollution started long ago, in the late 19th century and now we see the effects.

[@vincentleeadams]

But maybe the European’s should stop using such large amounts of Russian gas and oil? Oh wait, they have! You go Europe!

[@bubdunk1257]

This is living like our great grandparents did. We all have to Take action that reduces hydrocarbons.

[@bogglerful]

You're a gullible person.

[@TMM-N]

@Nemusis 999 and walking by foot And throwing aways your phones

[@magesalmanac6424]

Don’t hate on caves, they’re nice and cool inside.

[@johngeier8692]

Since we cannot perform controlled prospective experiments on whole planets there is no hard proof that carbon dioxide acts anomalously to significantly heat the remaining 2499/2500 parts of the atmosphere on an earth analog planet with 70% surface oceans. It is not the end of the earth if the average surface temperature increases from the current 15 degrees centigrade to 16 degrees centigrade. It would actually have the overall net beneficial effects of increased agricultural yields (main effect) reduced winter heating costs and fewer deaths from hypothermia. It is much cheaper adapting to changes in the climate than trying to prevent them especially since we have no definitive way of distinguishing our effects from natural variation and since the current mean surface temperature is suboptimal.

[@MrManny075]

@@johngeier8692 This planet has been here for billions of years it went through a lot hit by a large asteroid, Comet, nuclear bombs, the Ice age and so on and it is still around now a little man with tiny carbon dioxide thinks he destroying the earth, we are just passengers for a short journey no matter what happens earth will still be around we don't.

[@patrickkumwenda1309]

Bet the solution is another round of sanctions on Russia🤣🤣

[@carr2oman103]

The Arabian Peninsula is witnessing very heavy rains. It seems that pollution is the cause of the drought in Aruba

[@liamodriscoll3739]

SCARY STUFF THE OLD SAYING IS TRUE WE NEVER MISS THE WATER UNTIL THE WELL RUNS DRY😨

[@lynnettemurphy8243]

Liam Ò Driscoll, Often heard that growing up. Wasnt just used for when there wasn't any water.

[@liamodriscoll3739]

@@lynnettemurphy8243 LYNNETTE I HOPE WE NEVER EXPERIENCE IT IN OUR LIVES DEAR 🙏

[@ab-td7gq]

Eating a plant based diet is the best way to reduce our personal water consumption.

[@ab-td7gq]

@@punkinhoot One of the biggest reason for soil degradation is intensive monocrop farming. Animal agriculture plays a big role in this because of it's enormous and intensive land use for crop farming to make animal feed. There are many plant based alternatives to animal manure also that work great. But I agree that biofuel is also something to consider.

[@blanckieification]

👍for people asking how: animals need water and the crops they eat need water too. Now imagine how much those animals eat and drink before they get slaughtered. And imagine how many people eat meat/how many animals are slaughtered in a year.

[@Kodakcompactdisc]

Maybe it’s just a dry year.

[@landlord5552]

Finland is next destination. I run small hotel and this year lot of tourist from Germany.