Drinking water shortage in Berlin: capital on dry land

2023-10-01 15:26:41

Drinking water shortage in Berlin: capital on dry land

Lack of drinking water in Berlin

A capital is left high and dry

By Andreas Frey (text) and Oliver Schlömer (data and graphics)

Berlin’s drinking water supply depends on the Spree – and the water level is falling due to increasing drought and because there is a lack of water from the opencast mines. In the end, only a new water philosophy will help?