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Time of India
05-07-2025
- Climate
- Time of India
Drought plunges Poland's longest river to record low
Poland's longest river, the Vistula, on Friday hit a record-low water level in Warsaw, as the country faces an unprecedented drought, the national weather agency said. Its level at one measuring station fell to 18 centimetres (7 inches), beating the previous record set last year, by two centimetres, according to the IMGW weather institute . According to IMGW forecasts, the water level will continue to fall until it reaches 12 centimetres -- 200 centimetres less than its average depth. There has not been such a severe hydrological drought in Poland at this time of the year "since measurements began", Grzegorz Walijewski, hydrologist at IMGW, told AFP. Walijewski said climate change was to blame, as higher temperatures and fewer rainfall days push down water levels. The record comes a day after temperatures in Warsaw reached 36 degrees Celsius (97 degrees Fahrenheit), as part of a heatwave that has swept Europe. Walijewski warned of the consequences of the drought, which "affects every branch of the economy". He highlighted how the drought diminishes agricultural harvests and drives up food prices. Outside of Poland, neighbouring countries have also been struggling with droughts. "It's definitely a European problem, and in many instances a global one," Walijewski said.
Reuters
04-07-2025
- Climate
- Reuters
Vistula river in Warsaw hits record low amid severe heatwave
The Vistula river was at a record low in Warsaw on Friday (July 4), threatening water and power supplies as a wave of hot, dry weather spreads over Europe. Michal Sikora, a meteorologist and hydrologist at Poland's IMGW weather service, said that the Vistula river reached a record low level of 7.48 inches (19 cm) on Friday, and was expected to decline further in the coming days.
