Feel the magic discover the world around you. Subscribe to d w documentary on youtube. Nico is in germany to learn german has been eco. Why not learn with him . T ws e learning course . Ecos fake. Oh, oh. How low is to low water levels on germany . Is river rine have been dropping . I made an unprecedented heat wave. Will go to our correspondent to check on who was still navigating this critical shipping ropes also on the show francis its own difficulties with the current heat waves which make it more difficult to keep the countrys Nuclear Power plants running and with some looking anxious lee toward heating season, we take a look at how far along germany is becoming independent from russian. Im chris kolber on berlin. Welcome to the program. Weeks of hot and dry weather in europe are taking their toll water levels on the river. Ryan have dropped further. The water level was at 32 centimeters monday morning at kalb checkpoint between the western german cities of mines and cobblins that
Getting 200 people in around the world. More than 300000000 people are seeking refuge. Yes. Why . Because no one should have to flee. Make up your own mind. D. W. Made for mines. Ah, ah. German industries sound the alarm over water levels in the rind, steel and chemical producers fear they may have to stop some production as the key waterway approaches record, lowes. Oh, so on our show, europes he waves are also posing major problems for france, which is struggling to keep its Nuclear Plants running and 45 years after his death, the king, his poise for a royally lucrative year. We look at how music and literary icons keep earning well after death. Welcome to the show. Im from beardsley and berlin. A German Industries are bracing for the river right to become a navigable in parts as water levels remain near record. Lowes and official with the German Federation of industries worn tuesday that it was, quote, only a matter of time before chemical and steal production would be forced to shu
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A halt. Also on the program, kenya declares its next present, but the battle may not be over. Will the brutal winsted tightly contest the grace but several Election Officials say they will not stand by the result. Ah, im good. How both as well come to the program. A summer of record breaking heat is drying up rivers. Across europe, around half of the continent is facing an unprecedented drought. Now, shipping companies in germany are preparing for the worst. As water levels on the river rind dropped to critical levels. Authorities say many vessels will be unable to navigate the t shipping route. If levels drop much further, scientists want that Climate Change will lead to even more frequent periods of extreme heat and drought. The ws Samantha Baker is covering the story for us from the banks of the river. Im in cologne and earlier we asked her about the water levels where she is the water levels here are extremely low. As you can see, im standing in what is this river bed here . Pretty
A coal vessel underway on the rhine river matters. How have the crew of this vessel been coping with the low water levels . Yeah, well, as you can see, they are still carrying coal. But they are carrying one 3rd of the possible cargo that the ship could actually carry. Also, you know, the fuel consumption now is much less economical for the ship to go. And the captain has to concentrate much more to go through the narrow straits that were going to pass south of copelands later in the day. So much less cargo, meaning much less revenue, i would assume i met a seller. So what would it mean a, as a whole for the German Economy if the water levels sank further . Well, i mean its, its tough to say right now, and we have to understand the ryan is the most important german waterway for shipping. And we have Oil Pipelines that go alongside the rain, ryan, and theres also trains carrying cargo. But both of them are at full capacity at the moment. So you know, this, this, coal, this is amounts to