German Heat and Drought

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View In: German Heat and DroughtRhine River At Kaub Set To Fall Below Critical Mark As IEA Warns Of Prolonged Crisis Water levels on the Rhine River are set to drop below a critically low point by the end of this week, making it increasingly difficult for barge transport of goods -- including crude oil and coal -- as one of the wors...

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View In: German Heat and DroughtGermany's Industrial Heartland Faces Crisis As Rhine River May Become Impassable By Friday Water levels on the Rhine River are nearing dangerously low levels, and new forecasts expect Europe's most critical waterway for inland commodity shipments via barges could be impassable by the end of the week.  Th...

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View In: German Heat and DroughtGermany's Uniper Warns Of Possible “Irregular Operation” At Major Power Plant As Rhine River Runs Dry Germany's Uniper SE, the country's largest utility (recently bailed out by state-owned lender KfW), warned Thursday that plunging water levels on the Rhine River have reduced barge shipments of coa...