Weather & Science
German Rhine’s Navigability Improves, Easing Energy Supply Woes
- Marker at key checkpoint jumps to 47cm from 35cm in a day
- Hot, dry summer has seen water levels drop on key river
A barge travels past exposed riverbed on the River Rhine near Bingen, Germany, on Aug. 12.
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The water level at a key German chokepoint on the Rhine River jumped on Saturday, easing a crisis that’s hampered energy and industrial production this month.