That doesn't make any sense. If the glaciers were rapidly melting the resulting water would run off into the Rhine making the river rise. Drought affecting runoff from tributaries in the Rhine basin would make more sense. Anyhow the author is behind the times:
Rhine River Shipping Returns to Normal as Water Levels Rise
December 10, 2018 by Reuters
Freight shipping on the river Rhine in Germany has returned to normal after heavy rain in the past week raised water levels, traders said on Monday.
Water levels on the Rhine had been low for around six months after a hot dry summer and a dry autumn, forcing vessels to sail only partly loaded and increasing the cost of commodity deliveries.
“The heavy, repeated rainfall in the past days was just what was required,” one grains trader said. “Vessels and barges are now able to take on full loads to all German terminals on the river.”
Facts?, We don’t need no stinkin’ Facts.....
As the sea levels rise as a result of gobull warming won’t the rising water flow into the rivers that are running dry?
Europe=I don’t care.
Ah — so maybe the Ice Age is over after all?
Soon you’re not going to need ferries ,just drive across and save money
Obama said the debate was over , now ,where’s my money ,LOL
The US/Canada Great Lakes had record low levels in 2013 and last year had record high levels. Is that Global Warming too?
January 8, 2018 - Rhine is flooding. https://www.dw.com/en/floods-in-germany-is-the-worst-over/g-42064104
July 10, 2017 - Rhine is flooding https://www.dailysabah.com/europe/2017/07/19/violent-weather-strikes-germanys-cologne-as-floods-hit-urban-areas
2013 - Flooding on the Rhine (mainly about flooding on the Danube, but Rhine flooding mentioned.
https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=5380
etc. etc.
The story is just more agenda driven fake news.
But as the climate heats up water starts to run uphill, not downhill as before. Thus the lower water levels in the rivers.
Hunger Stones have appeared in other rivers of Europe.
These draughts revealed carved stones that are inscribed with warnings of starvation like, “When you see me weep.”
“But hunger stones did more than simply document drought: They also lamented difficult conditions and let people know that trouble was afoot. One of the rocks, for instance, “expressed that drought had brought a bad harvest, lack of food, high prices and hunger for poor people,” according to a 2013 study of drought in Czech lands. A German inscription on the same rock reads: “When you see me, weep.”
https://prepforthat.com/hunger-stones-europe-drought/
The gCaptain source seems to publish a lot of garbage.
I’m sorry. Wasn’t it just a week or so back there were reports of about 7 feet of snow falling in the Alps?
“If the glaciers were rapidly melting the resulting water would run off into the Rhine making the river rise. Drought affecting runoff from tributaries in the Rhine basin would make more sense.”
Correct. Drought was the problem. Probably Trump’s fault too. But the truth hasn’t gotten in the way of leftist reporting to date.
Wait. The Europeans should be celebrating global warming. Their Arab and African overlords prefer warm weather.
So it didn’t rain and the river levels went down?
Amazing.
Rivers must be made of water or something.
How dare you challenge the narrative with facts.
Don’t worry. The river will soon return to its old level once there are enough muslim migrants pissing in the streets of German cities and villages along its banks...
‘The alps are melting.’ Hard to put those words against the avalanche pix from just last week. Just sayin’
Gee, I wonder would happen if it all froze? Warming or cooling, something is going to break.
IOW: $#!t happens.