Europe’s Most Important River Is Running Dry as Glaciers Shrink – gCaptain
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Europe’s Most Important River Is Running Dry as Glaciers Shrink – gCaptain
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Germany’s Dried-Up Rivers Cut Growth But the Rebound Is Coming - Bloomberg
▻https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-23/germany-s-dried-up-rivers-cut-growth-but-the-rebound-is-coming
Sinking water levels on Germany’s industrial rivers probably shaved at least 0.7 percentage point off economic growth last year, adding to a series of shocks that almost tipped the nation into a recession.
JPMorgan economist Greg Fuzesi estimated the impact of the high temperatures and low rainfall that dried up waterways — most notably the Rhine — hindering transport and curbing production processes that use river water for cooling.
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Fuzesi notes that not all of Germany’s weakness can be explained by such one-off events, and the cause of the rest is a “puzzle.” The good news though is that water levels are rising again, helping growth rebound. He estimates that the “Rhine impact” will add 0.55 percentage point to GDP this quarter.