Extremely low water levels on the Rhine and Danube are disrupting energy generation, freight and river transport across Europe. The rivers support nuclear cooling, hydropower, industry and trade, meaning prolonged low levels could increase energy and transport costs. Authorities are turning to extreme measures to fight the economy-threatening drought, like blowing up riverbeds. An aerial view shows a former eel fishing boat covered in dried mud among on low water among the banks of the river Rhine near Neuss, western Germany, on July 30, 2026, as the water level in
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