Kan Tianxia | "Stone of Hunger" reproduces Europe: If you see me, cry!

Reporter Zhao Shifeng sorting out

Recently, in many places in Europe issued drought warnings, the European continent is undergoing serious drought. Droughts made the river water level innovate low, and some things hidden in the bottom of the water exposed the water. In addition to the shipwreck and artillery shells during World War II, there were some inscriptions called "Hungry Stone".

The "hungry stone" engraved with inscriptions exposed the water.

Will the ancient words be carved 2022?

Not long ago, Germany Cologne and Bonn warned the citizens, asking people to be careful to walk to the Rhine River bank because of the wreckage of bombs in the World War I and World War II. Today, people have discovered the so -called "hunger stone" along the Rhine and the Yibei River. These stones come from medieval Europe. People living at that time will portray the low water level records on the large rocks by the river or river to mark reminders. Since the Middle Ages, Europeans have generally believed that once these stones are seen, they indicate the arrival of famine.

According to tradition, as long as the "hungry stone" is found once, the local residents will engrave the year on the stone. According to German media reports, only on the naked river bank of the Yi Beibei River, the researchers discovered dozens of "hungry stones", which is engraved with "if you see me, cry!" "If you see this Block stones, you will cry, now it is 1417. "

France has also suffered the worst drought since 1976. Only three regions in Paris and surrounding areas in the 96 provinces are not restricted by water. The reduction of river water flow forcing some nuclear power plants to reduce production capacity. France is not the exception in Europe. A drought observation organization in Europe pointed out that 47%of the European mainland is currently facing drought risks and 17%are in a highly alert state. The map of the organization shows a large area of ​​water shortage, not only in southern Europe, but also northern France, Germany and Britain.

"In general, July this year is a very dry month, especially in southern Europe." Del Campo, spokesman of the Spanish National Meteorological Administration, explained, "In spring, rainfall is 20%less than normal. This is why many countries suffer from insufficient rainfall and heat waves. "In the UK, multiple sites recorded the high temperature of 40 ° C for the first time, and about 30 sites broke the national highest temperature record set in 2003.

Water level measuring instrument on the Rhine.

In Germany, the highest temperature in Hamburg once reached 40 ° C, which is extremely rare in northern Germany. The water level of the Rhine is at an unusually low level, which not only affects the environment and agriculture, but also threatens the operation of the European mainland trade and major industries.

In Italy, drought has affected the entire country, and the northern agricultural area is particularly serious. In Piermont region, corn harvest dropped by 50%, wheat harvest fell by 30%, and rice harvest fell by 30%to 100%. In the Novara region of the region, milk production dropped by 20%to 30%. In Spain, almost the whole country is in a state of water shortage. According to a study published in the magazine of "Natural Earth Science" in early July, Spain's Iberian Peninsula has never been so drought in 1000 years.

According to data from the European Forest Fire Information System, nearly 660,000 hectares of land in Europe have been destroyed by the forest fire since this year, and the same period of the same period since the relevant records began in 2006. In the past, the area around the Mediterranean was the main place for forest fires, but this year's Austria and Germany and other European countries have also occurred many times.

August 14th, a dried Thames from the birthplace of the Rena River near Senzester, England.

The source of the Thames is dry

The Thames is a British shipping road, flowing through the capital London and surrounding areas. Its upper reaches are more rural characteristic. In recent months, the amount of precipitation in England has been very small in recent months. In July, the worst drought since the 1930s. Now the source of the Thames has dried up, and the first downstream direction of the source history has retreated about 8 kilometers. The Thames originated from the town of Selleast in the Mountains of Catswald, England. It stretched 320 kilometers and was eventually injected into Beihai.

The 62 -year -old Sanders couple who is on vacation in the Thames River is officially determined to be on vacation, and the Sanders couple intends to walk along the "Thames River Trail" from the source of the river. The water level measurement rod is useless. The British government announced on the 12th that after the most drought July since 1935, 8 of England's 14 regions were in a dry state, which is the first time in England's drought since 2018.

Dry Thames River and a stone monument with a "starting point of the Thames".

At present, Britain is facing extreme high temperature weather brought by the second wave of heat waves since this summer, and the temperature has soared in many places. The temperature in July once soared to 40.2 ° C, breaking the previous historical highest temperature record. High temperature and drought weather led to the decline in the water level of Lake Welmui Lake in central Wales, Britain, resulting in the relics of the Ruuusin Village, which was overwhelmed by the lake.

Ruuuchi Village is located within the current Xuedun Mountain National Park. In the 1880s, a reservoir was built in order to provide water supply to Liverpool to form Lake Welmui and drowned the Village of Ranusin. According to the British "Daily Mail" reported on the 14th, every time in the past, the water storage capacity of the lake could reach 90 % of the database capacity. However, in recent years, the water level of Lake Welmui has continued to decline, and the recent water storage capacity is only 60 % of the library capacity. The photos released by the Daily Mail show that the stone bridges, stone walls and abandoned houses drowned by the lake are clear at a glance. The last time the Ruuuchi village was "emerging" from the water, it dates back to the British drought in 1976. The riverbed near the birthplace of the Thames has dried up.

Touring tourism may be "stranded"

The water level in the river and lakes declined, and the tourism industry was greatly affected. According to reports on the 14th of the United States, Vuitton, chief lecturer of the University of Breaton University of Breaton, said that in recent years, tourism tourism has become more and more popular in Europe. Enjoy a city and return to the boat at the end of the day. " However, the fiery tourist tourism encountered hot weather. Vuitton believes that in the context of drought and climate change, the tour of tourism is "affected" and visiting the Rhine will be "the past."

The Rhine is 1232 kilometers long and is one of the European gold waterways. On the 13th, the water level in the riverside of the Cobo Town, which was flowed through, was only 36 cm. Once the water level is less than 40 cm, commercial vessels will not be able to operate.

Rhine, shot in Rhine, Rhodesheim, Hersen, Germany on August 16.

Many European rivers are not optimistic. Some of the River sections of the Luxal River in France were almost completely dried up, and some canals were forced to close. The problem of the Danube River, which flows through many European countries, is serious. An official of the Hungarian Tourism Bureau said that because of the low water level, the ships could not be moored by the shore, and some sites north of Budapest "had been closed for about a month".

The tour guide Klavenesky said that some tourists flew to Budapest, but had to take an hour of passenger cars to the city of Slovakia to ship for one hour because the cruise could not stop. Clavevanzki said that the Danube's water level is visible to the naked eye. More water rock stones exposed the water, and Margaret Island, Hexin Island in Budapest, "looks bigger."

On July 24th, Caemid, Italy, was parked on the dried riverbed of the Bohe River.

The water level of the longest rivers in Italy hit a record low. This summer, some river cruise tourism activities were suspended this summer. Balbricini has rented a boat to visit the Polma Section near Parma in the past 20 years, but this year has not been done in a business. He said: "We have experienced droughts before, but the water level has never been so low."

According to the Associated Press report on the 13th, Lake Karida, located in northern Italy on the 12th, has a historical low of the water level on the 12th of 2003 and 2007. A large number of tourists who came to Lake Garida on the day saw a large number of white flowers at the bottom of the lake at the bottom of the lake, and surrounded the Silmiao Peninsula, which was very different from previous years. The locals Terekani said that the lake was one meter or more in the past year. Having caught up with the wind, the waves would even pat on the shore tourists. He said with a little sadness: "I could hear the sound of the lake beating the embankment before, and now I can hear anything."

Pipissen-Puffyz, about 30 kilometers northwest of Paris, France on the 18th.

Britain announced the "hose ban"

In northern Italy, it has not been rained in a few months, and the amount of snowfall in winter has decreased by 70%year -on -year, resulting in severe drought in the Boge River, and farmers who rely on this river to irrigate farmland have suffered billions of euros losses.

The high temperature and droughts of Europe this summer have also affected hydropower, nuclear and solar power generation. Statistics from Norwegian consulting companies Lusted Energy showed that the amount of hydropower in the first seven months of Europe was 20%decreased compared with the same period last year, and nuclear energy power generation decreased by 12%. Italian hydropower accounts for 20%of the country's total power supply, but the country has dropped by 40%in the past 12 months. Spain's hydropower power generation also dropped by 44%.

All European hydropower countries are not spared. Energy exported countries Norway warned that if the country's reservoir water level cannot be rebounded, it may have to stop exporting energy to the United Kingdom and other countries. A number of nuclear power plants of French Electric Power Corporation have also been forced to reduce production recently, because the natural water temperature is high at the moment, affecting the water for the cooling reactor of the nuclear power plant.

A dry lawn and dry leaves shot in Paris War God Plaza on August 17.

The decline in the water level of the Rhine has caused many German factories and power plants to "headaches". Compared with other European countries, Germany depends on inland waterway transportation, and about 4%of the goods are transported through the waterway. This makes companies depending on the transportation of coal, gasoline and other goods in water, have to limit production capacity, increasing the risk of downside in Germany.

In the context of the European Union's sanctions on Russia to reduce Russia's energy supply to Germany, the German government began to use the sealed coal power capacity to make up for the energy gap. As a large arteries for coal transportation, the Rhein Rhine is of more important significance. Germany's Uunop company said that the low water level of the Rhine may lead to the unable to operate normally after September.

French Prime Minister Borne announced on the 5th that the start -up crisis group will get relevant feedback from the provinces that are most affected by droughts on a regular basis to formulate a corresponding water supply plan. At the same time The influence of the other side. In the province of southeastern France, local water use measures have been taken. Each person uses 150 liters of water to 200 liters per day. The local plan plans to impose a fine of 1,500 euros in the excess water. Britain recently issued a "hose ban". The so -called "hose" refers to the British daily life like to connect the hose on the tap water, which is used to pour the garden, car washing, and filled with small home swimming pools. This method of water consumption is as high as 1,000 liters per hour. At present, the three tap water companies have announced the prohibition of the use of hoses. If the defendant violates the rules to the court, it will face a fine of 1,000 pounds.

Micharvyonton, a scientist at the Jamest Institute of Jamesthton, UK, said that this is a warning signal that human needs to treat water issues more seriously, because drought will affect the ability of nature and the ability to provide life for society. Biological diversity, especially soil microbial environment, may be difficult to recover, which will affect agricultural production in the coming year. Climate change makes drought more likely to occur, which means that agriculture will further reduce production and trigger rising food prices.

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