At a vital spring in canton Fribourg, a record drought revealed a reassuring amount of water, but a shifting supply picture.
Inside a reservoir in canton Fribourg, water arrives from a spring producing 1,100 litres a minute, a little under its long-term average for July.
Sara Pasino / SWI swissinfo.ch
A visit to a vital Swiss water source during a record-setting drought reveals a spring holding steady on the surface but a water supply picture that’s shifting in ways the country is only beginning to understand.
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In July, we visited a spring in canton Fribourg in western Switzerland during a record-breaking drought.
Rivers and streams in Switzerland have exceptionally low water levels due to the ongoing drought.
Switzerland is facing drought conditions, with water levels in many rivers and lakes unusually low for this time of year, despite…
Swiss reservoirs have not been this empty at any point in the last 20 years.
Water levels in many rivers and lakes on the Swiss Plateau have reached record lows.
Die Trockenheit führt zu einem tiefen Seepegel, ausgetrockneten Bächen – und zur Frage, wie lange das Trinkwasser noch reicht.
