cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/957921
Archived version: https://archive.ph/ToBCt
Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20230802111859/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/rhine-river-levels-germany-back-normal-after-rain-2023-08-02/
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.
ZDF Article (German)