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Low water levels on Germany’s Rhine amid heat and drought threaten economic blow

Shallow water is imposing tighter limits on how much ship cargo can float down the river — sending prices up for riverboat freight and heaping pressure on the government to act.

Low water levels on Germany’s Rhine amid heat and drought threaten economic blow

We haven't written up this one. Japan Times has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.

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