Can rivers and lakes recover from drought? 22.08.2022

Deutsche Welle | Aug 22, 2022 at 2:00 AM
  • Europe’s intense summer heat waves have brought rivers across the continent to their lowest levels in years.
  • Dam Removal Europe, a coalition of environment groups that include the World Wildlife Fund, the World Fish Migration Foundation and Rewilding Europe, recorded the removal of at least 239 barriers in 17 European countries in 2021, with Spain, France and Sweden leading the way.
  • It’s one of many groups across the continent helping to bring rivers back to a more natural state, along with adjacent wetlands and marshes.