Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleProlonged extreme heat has dried up rivers across Europe, leading to the emergence of the corroded hull of an early 20th-century steam tugboat in Serbia. The vessel, once known as the Slovenian, sank in the Sava River in April 1945 after hitting a German mine whilst transporting wounded fighters during World War II, according to historian Andrija Popovic.Falling water levels along major European waterways have also revealed Nazi German ships in the Danube, ancient Roman bridge piers in Italy's Tiber River, and woolly mammoth bones in Bulgaria. The intense drought has also disrupted trade, power generation and local water supplies, while months of dry weather have ruined crops from Bosnia to the Netherlands.Scientists warn that climate change is exacerbating the frequency and intensity of heat and dryness, with Europe being the world’s fastest-warming continent. In fullHistoric WWII tugboat rises from depths as Danube River dries upMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Sunken WWII tugboat emerges as extreme heat empties Europe’s rivers
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleProlonged extreme heat has dried up rivers across Europe, leading to the emergence of the corroded hull of an early 20th-century steam tugboat in Serbia. The vessel, once known as the Slovenian, sank in the Sava River in April 1945 after hitting a German mine whilst transporting wounded fighters during World War II, according to historian Andrija Popovic.Falling water levels along major European waterways have also revealed Nazi German ships in the Danube, ancient Roman bridge piers in Italy's Tiber River, and woolly mammoth bones in Bulgaria. The intense drought has also disrupted trade, power generation and local water supplies, while months of dry weather have ruined crops from Bosnia to the Netherlands.Scientists warn that climate change is exacerbating the frequency and intensity of heat and dryness, with Europe being the world’s fastest-warming continent. In fullHistoric WWII tugboat rises from depths as Danube River dries upMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
