Slovenia also reduced nuclear power output due to heat — following Hungary and Romania.
European nuclear plants hit by summer heat grow again.
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Netherlands closed canals between The Hague and Rotterdam due to drought.
Europe's summer of 2026 keeps setting unprecedented precedents. Dutch authorities have, for the first time in the region's history, closed all canal locks between The Hague and Rotterdam.
Kazakhstan approved a hydropower development plan — and digitized data on 23,000 water bodies
Government approved the hydropower development plan until 2035; the Water Ministry reported digitizing data on 23,000 water facilities nationwide.
Romania blasts rocks on the Danube riverbed to save a nuclear power plant
Romania's Defense Ministry launched a military operation on the Danube's bed: over 100 troops and 16 units conduct blasting to alter the river's course.
Danube shrinks to historic low, halting Romanian nuclear reactor
Danube water levels at the southern section hit a historic low. Near Baja, depth dropped to 14 cm—half the previous record. Budapest's Margit Bridge foundation is fully exposed. Near Mohács, a WWII ship hull emerged from the river.
World Bank to allocate $20 million to address Central Asia's water issues — 40 million people to benefit
The World Bank’s Board approved the new CAWEC regional program — $20M to boost Central Asian cooperation on transboundary water resource management.
The Soviet Megaproject Returns? Why Interest in Diverting Siberian Rivers Has Resurfaced
The idea of diverting part of Siberian rivers' flow to Central Asia, considered dead nearly 40 years ago, is back in the spotlight.