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2026 European heatwave and waterway disruption

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  1. · Development

    Heatwave drains Europe's key rivers, crippling industry from Rhine to Danube

  2. · date approximate · Background

    The Danube river reached a previous record-low gauge reading in 2018.

    The Danube river in Budapest, Hungary, recorded a reading of 23 cm at one point, which was noted as being 10 cm above the previous record-low gauge reading of 2018.