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- 1Rhine flow falls far below normal, raising drought alarm●The Rhine is in uncharted territory. Normal flow where it enters the Netherlands is around 1,500 m³/s in September. Now
The Rhine's flow where it enters the Netherlands has dropped to well below 600 cubic metres per second, less than half the typical September level of around 1,500 m³/s, and it is still falling. Commenters describe the river as being in uncharted territory, linking the record-low discharge to climate change and prolonged drought.
- 2River cruises face long-term climate change risk▼Is River Cruise at long term risk from climate change?
News coverage is questioning whether river cruising, a popular form of low-impact tourism on waterways like the Danube, Rhine and Mississippi, faces a long-term threat from climate change. The concern centres on how droughts, low water levels and extreme weather could disrupt itineraries or make some routes unusable in the future.