Extreme drought in Europe: Danube, Rhine, Loire, and Po in crisis

Extreme drought in Europe: Danube, Rhine, Loire, and Po in crisis
A woman walks along the marina, with the riverbed dried up at the mouth of the Danube, while the water level drops due to prolonged heat and drought, in Apatin, Serbia, on July 26, 2026. REUTERS/Djordje Kojadinovic REUTERS

The great rivers in distress, from the Danube to the Rhine to the Loire and the Po; the race of cities to establish or create climate refuges; the empty streets of urban centers during daytime hours; ground temperatures reaching 75° in the outskirts of metropolises: these are the images of a summer, characterized throughout Europe by the widespread perception of an acceleration of global warming that forces a rethink not only of cities but of the lifestyle within the framework of a relationship with water resources still little assimilated even along the Peninsula.

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This is the snapshot from Anbi – National Association of Consortia for the Management and Protection of the Territory and Irrigation Waters on the consequences of this scorching summer.

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“Faced with an epochal change, particularly evident in Europe, shared community policies are needed while respecting territorial specificities. In Brussels, it is essential to regain responsible cohesion, which allowed us to overcome the Covid emergency,” warns Francesco Vincenzi, president of Anbi and vice president of ’Irrigants d’Europe’.

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