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Rhine river levels in Germany back to normal after rain (www.reuters.com)

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/957921

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yes, but its not filling up the Groundwater sufficiently, it stays pretty much at the top and doesn't go deeper

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

I read recently that Germany is missing so much groundwater in some regions, that it would have to rain constantly for a year and a half just to get refilled.

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