Hungary switched off decorative lighting at Budapest's Parliament, Buda Castle, and other landmarks to conserve electricity. Record heat, prolonged drought, and reduced nuclear power output caused by low Danube River levels have intensified the country's energy and water challenges. | Videos

With turbines winding down at Paks, bridges in darkness and freight trains halted at peak hours, Hungarians are suddenly feeling how a shrinking Danube can upend daily life and…

Numerous governments across Central and Eastern Europe are taking steps to conserve electricity and avert an energy crisis amid record low water levels on the Danube River. In…