Since the beginning of summer this year, the whole of Hungary has experienced continuous high temperatures and arid weather. The water level of the Danube River in the country has dropped drastically, resulting in insufficient waterway depth and a sharp narrowing of the river channel, which has had a huge impact on inland waterway freight and river cruise tourism, and the operation of related industries is facing serious challenges. The head of the Hungarian water department said that the sharp drop in the water level of the Danube was the result of multiple factors. Extreme climates with high temperatures and little rain are a direct cause, and human activity has exacerbated the rate of water level decline. In recent decades, due to the extraction of large amounts of gravel in the Danube riverbed, the depth of the riverbed deepened, and the water level dropped even more drastically during the dry season. Some experts said that according to the weather forecast, there will be no significant rainfall in Hungary during the hottest August, the water level is likely to drop further, and the test brought about by the drought is not over yet.

Since the beginning of summer this year, the whole of Hungary has experienced continuous high temperatures and arid weather. The water level of the Danube River in the country has dropped drastically, resulting in insufficient waterway depth and a sharp narrowing of the river channel, which has had a huge impact on inland waterway freight and river cruise tourism, and the operation of related industries is facing serious challenges. The head of the Hungarian water department said that the sharp drop in the water level of the Danube was the result of multiple factors. Extreme climates with high temperatures and little rain are a direct cause, and human activity has exacerbated the rate of water level decline. In recent decades, due to the extraction of large amounts of gravel in the Danube riverbed, the depth of the riverbed deepened, and the water level dropped even more drastically during the dry season. Some experts said that according to the weather forecast, there will be no significant rainfall in Hungary during the hottest August, the water level is likely to drop further, and the test brought about by the drought is not over yet.