The climate crisis is worsening: Weeks of drought across Europe led to a drop in water levels in rivers and lakes, as well as the exposure of treasures that had been submerged for a long time – and some unwanted dangers.
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In Spain, which has suffered its worst drought in decades, archaeologists rejoiced at the appearance of a prehistoric stone circle known as the “Spanish Stonehenge” normally covered by dammed water. The stone circle, officially known as the “Dolmen of Guadalupe”, is now fully exposed in one corner of the Valdacnes reservoir, in the central province of Cáceres, where authorities say the water level has dropped to 28% of capacity.
Memories of times in earlier forms have also been reawakened in Germany, following the reappearance of so-called “hunger stones” along the Rhine River. Their reappearance is seen as a warning and a reminder of the hardships people faced during a drought.
Another of Europe’s mighty rivers, the Danube, has dropped to one of its lowest levels in nearly a century as a result of drought, revealing the remains of more than 20 German warships sunk during World War II near the Serbian river port town of Prahovo. These are vessels that were hijacked by the Black Sea Fleet of Nazi Germany in 1944 when they retreated from the Soviet forces.