Posted on 08/19/2022 11:40:34 PM PDT by texas booster
Europe's worst drought in years has pushed the mighty river Danube to one of its lowest levels in almost a century, exposing the hulks of dozens of explosives-laden German warships sunk during World War Two near Serbia's river port town of Prahovo.
"The German flotilla has left behind a big ecological disaster that threatens us, people of Prahovo," Velimir Trajilovic, a 74-year-old pensioner from Prahovo who wrote a book about the German ships said, according to Reuters.
The base article comes from Reuters, and is filled with "scientists said" statements about how climate caused by man is destroying the world, etc.
Pulling info from all over to get a thread. Looking at these pictures, I suspect that the Danube has been low for a while.
Another area unaffected by Climate Change
The Danube River’s severe low water levels are delaying cruise liners and leading to extensive losses for freight shipping companies. The recent drought has caused the Danube to recede to .61 meters in Budapest, Hungary, making it difficult for transporting agricultural products and stranding cruise ships for several weeks. Navigating overnight (between 8:00 pm – 5:00 am) is banned for large passenger vessels and barges to limit risks of accidents.
Seriously, the mighty Danube is 2 feet deep at Budapest?!
They should make the Germans clean up after themselves
Depths vary from 3 to 26 feet (1 to 8 metres). The Danube swells substantially at Passau where the Inn River, its largest upstream tributary, carries more water than the main river.
So parts of the Danube are usually at 3 feet deep, and now are at 2 feet deep?
There is a big difference between parts of the river that are usually 26' deep, and those that are usually 3' deep.
Even the mighty Mississippi River has parts of it that are two feet deep, at least in Minnesota at the head waters.
Bad reporting ...
Since ancient times, the Danube has been a traditional trade route in Europe. Today, 2,415 km (1,501 mi) of its total length are navigable.
River levels are low ... I get it.
Just don't make it sound like the whole 1,500 mile river is bone dry.
The European River cruising season runs from March through December, though the best time to take a river cruise in Europe is during the late spring (April-May) or early fall (September-October).
So August is usually drier than the Spring or the Fall in Europe?
Who knew!
Could be agriculture related, but getting an honest assessment of the factors is an impossibility given the political influences shaping the details.
Wow! great job pulling info from other sources to illustrate the situation. Thanks for doing that!
Wow what a beautiful blue 😁
The Danube is actually a connection of skinny lakes controlled by locks. It’s not a continuous river at all. Each section between locks exists under different conditions. All need more rain to fill up the total river.
Thanks I couldn’t get anything off their website.
LOL! No. The Danube is about 2 feet lower than normal in Budapest right now. Its obviously deeper than that....the part near Budapest is a good bit deeper than that but it has receded from the shoreline a bit from the pics I can see.
Delaware River (NJ/PA border) about a foot low from the usual range. I can’t seem to find data, but sure looks it to me.
Some of the feeder creeks I’ve observed are down to water trickling between the rock beds.
Was told at Itaska visiters center that early explores tried to fond the Mississippi River headwaters until one of them asked the Native Americans in the area who showed them where it was?
How cool! What an opportunity!
Even the mighty Mississippi River has parts of it that are two feet deep, at least in Minnesota at the head waters.
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Lake Itasca, MN, I believe?
I remember walking across it on big stones, as a kid.
I wonder if Strauss would’ve written his “Beautiful Blue Danube” any different today.
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