欧洲第二长河多瑙河正经历严重干旱，水位跌至历史低位。[1]这一异常现象导致数十艘二战时期被沉没的纳粹德国黑海舰队战舰重新浮出水面。[1]根据记录，约200艘德国战舰在1944年9月于塞尔维亚普拉霍沃附近的多瑙河峡谷被故意凿沉。[1]
河水下降已对沿河地区造成多方面影响。水位下降迫使沿河电力厂接近关闭，欧洲中部和东部各国正采取措施节约电力。[1]河道通航也受到严重阻断，普拉霍沃居民克尔斯塔·布兰迪奇表示："大船再也通不过了。"[1]多瑙河流经10个国家，这一危机波及范围广泛。[1]专家将这一异常高温天气与全球变暖和其他因素相关联。[1]
Extreme drought has pushed the Danube River to historically low water levels, causing dozens of Nazi German warships intentionally sunk by German forces to re-emerge from the riverbed.[1] The dramatic drop in water levels has also forced power plants along the river's course toward shutdown and severely disrupted navigation, prompting central and eastern European nations to implement emergency measures to conserve electricity.[1]
Around 200 German vessels were deliberately scuttled in September 1944 in the Danube Gorge near Prahovo, Serbia, and now sit exposed as the river recedes.[1] The waterway, Europe's second-longest river, flows through 10 countries, and shipping has become nearly impossible—a local resident from Prahovo stated that "big ships cannot pass anymore."[1] Experts attribute the unusual heat and resulting drought to global warming and other contributing factors.[1]