In a normal year, this stretch ... a country that depends on the river for 80% of its water freight. Millions of tons of commodities are moved through the Rhine and shipping disruptions are ...

A heatwave and drought are draining the Rhine ... in August that year. Levels should subside further. The river, fed in part by glaciers, normally reaches its lowest point in the autumn.

Typically, Heintz said, the Rhine reaches its highest water levels in the spring and early summer and its lowest point in the autumn ... the forested valley sides, the river is also a critical ...

The Rhine has been hit by its longest period of low water in 40 years, Dutch officials said Wednesday, raising inland shipping costs and fears of collisions on one of Europe's busiest rivers. "The ...

Water levels on the Rhine River could reach a critically low point in the coming days ... and a contraction in the last three months of the year, “the low water level in the Rhine simply ...

With the concept gaining ground around the world, DW reporter Tim Schauenberg took to the Rhine River to find out how ... Mannheim currently gets most of its heat and electricity from coalImage ...

In a normal year ... the water level on the Rhine, Western Europe's most important waterway, is at a record low, making it too shallow for many ships to pass — a problem for a country that depends on ...