{
  "id": 1224073,
  "title": "Europe's shrinking rivers give rise to debate over how to tackle drought",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/europes-shrinking-rivers-give-rise-to-debate-over-how-to-tackle",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T07:17:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RFI English",
    "slug": "rfi-english",
    "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/environment/20260816-europe-s-shrinking-rivers-give-rise-to-debate-over-how-to-tackle-drought"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Europe's shrinking rivers are disrupting industry, reducing power generation and intensifying the debate over how to respond to worsening drought. As water levels fall across the continent, authorities and businesses alike are looking for ways to keep freight moving and critical infrastructure operating. Hydrologists warn, however, that digging rivers deeper cannot create more water and could…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "New satellite images show Europe’s disappearing rivers due to drought",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/new-satellite-images-show-europes-disappearing-rivers-due-to-drought",
        "published": "2026-08-16T07:46:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}