Currently there’s much hysteria across the German media surrounding this summer’s hot weather and drought. Without surprise, it’s allegedly unprecedented.
But an old archive film from the German government shows how bad the situation was back in 1949. The Rhine River was nearly dried out!
The video speaks of a “waterway without water” and that the drought surpasses the one of 1921.
The following video also reports how 1947 saw extreme drought conditions in 1947:
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