Drought in Central Europe: Munich authorities have restricted drinking water consumption.

Faced with record-breaking heat and the threat of a drinking water shortage, Munich authorities have introduced emergency conservation measures. According to the decree, the filling of private swimming pools and any other bathing facilities is completely prohibited in the city until August 1.

Watering gardens, lawns, and green spaces is prohibited from 9:00 AM to 19:00 PM. Exceptions are made only for agricultural land and cemeteries. Furthermore, car washing is now permitted only at designated commercial car washes.

Bavaria, traditionally considered a region with abundant rainfall and a stable water supply, is facing a situation that was unimaginable just recently. In late June, calls from Lord Mayor Dominik Krause and municipal utilities to conserve water were ineffective. Consumption peaked during the heat wave, exceeding 400 million liters per day, compared to an average of 300-350 million. As a result, authorities switched from recommendations to outright bans.

The European Copernicus service confirmed that June was the hottest on record. history Observations. Temperatures in Western Europe exceeded 40 degrees Celsius in places. Federal Environment Minister Carsten Schneider acknowledged that the German economy is suffering enormous damage from the heat, and adapting to the new conditions will take decades. Authorities are focusing on greening cities and the Climate Adaptation Act, but for now, Munich residents are forced to conserve water.

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[Vasilenko Vladimir]

Faced with record heat and the threat of a drinking water shortage, Munich authorities have introduced emergency conservation measures.

Now they'll remember that Russia captured a lot of fresh water

[credo]

Now they'll remember that Russia captured a lot of fresh water

In Africa and the Middle East, people live in much drier regions, develop their economies, raise children, reproduce, and, well, maybe wash less often. The Germans have a lot to learn from; let them learn from them and not covet other people's water.

[Vasilenko Vladimir]

Quote: credo

In Africa, in much drier areas, the economy is developing

Well, this is quite controversial.

[credo]

Well, this is quite controversial.

Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco - this is just North Africa - they are living and developing, and if the Europeans did not interfere with them with their liberal "values" and instructions on how to live, they would live even better.

[Vasilenko Vladimir]

Quote: credo

Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco

Let's be honest, development there is so-so, by the way, all this is Mediterranean

[Arkady007]

Vasilenko Vladimir
I became curious about the GDP of Africans; I poked around on the internet and somehow didn’t notice that their development is worse than in Europe.

[Vasilenko Vladimir]

Quote: Arkady007

regarding the GDP of Africans

Let's not talk about that, GDP is, sorry, about nothing.

[Arkady007]

GDP per capita is something else.

[Vasilenko Vladimir]

GDP doesn't show development, what are they doing, what are they releasing, what are they inventing?!

[Grancer81]

Some recall the diversion of Siberian rivers to Central Asia...

[Vasilenko Vladimir]

Quote: Grencer81

Some people remember

these never forgot

[ARIONkrsk]

Quote: Grencer81

Some recall the diversion of Siberian rivers to Central Asia...

They don’t just remember, they’re almost demanding it, and they even want us to redirect their rivers at our expense.

[Arkady007]

ARIONkrsk
Some are now considering diverting water from the Pechora and Northern Dvina to the Volga basin and further to the Azov region.

[Arkady007]

Vasilenko Vladimir
As far as I can remember, all the way back to the Soviet era, we were told that Europe had problems with drinking water.
I encountered this myself back in the early 2000s, when it was possible to travel around Europe on travel packages from the Ministry of Defense.
When in Spain, tangerine juice was unlimited and free, and a glass of water was given out daily at every meal. When in Italy, a glass of wine cost 1 euro and a glass of water 1.5.
There is no need to worry too much about them, they have been ready for this for a long time.
They have a hose with a drip (!) for watering under each (!) tangerine or olive tree.

[Vasilenko Vladimir]

Quote: Arkady007

There is no need to worry about them too much.

I'm not worried about them at all, I'd rather they all just disappear together.

[Demobilized]

For starters, you can refuse everything produced and DEVELOPED in Europe, at least at home ))))))

[Vasilenko Vladimir]

Quote: Dembelnuty

For starters, you can refuse everything produced and DEVELOPED in Europe, at least at home ))))))

Why refuse? It's there and it works. If it stops working, I'll buy something made by others.

[alexoff]

Well, don't compare Spain to Germany. Moscow experienced a terrible drought and heatwave in 2010, although in Astrakhan this happens every summer and they've been used to it for hundreds of years.

[aszzz888]

Vasilenko Vladimir
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Faced with record heat and the threat of a drinking water shortage, Munich authorities have introduced emergency conservation measures.
Now they'll remember that Russia captured a lot of fresh water

Massive flooding occurred in southern Germany due to heavy rainfall that hit Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, NUR.KZ reports, citing DW.

Heavy rains in southern Germany caused the Danube River to flood in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. Residents in coastal areas were evacuated.

They themselves added some blandness).

[Boycott]

This isn't the worst thing; the townspeople can handle it, and at the very least, they'll have a beer. In Europe's main transport artery, the Rhine, the water level near Cologne has dropped below 90 cm. This means barges and tankers are operating at a maximum of half their capacity. According to forecasts, the water level will drop below half a meter in a week. And that threatens to completely halt traffic. What a disaster.

[Vasilenko Vladimir]

Quote: BoyCat

they'll drink beer as a last resort

only if on donkey urine, although for this you also need water

[Brturin]

Quote: BoyCat

In the main transport artery of Europe - the Rhine

If only the Rhine-Danube

"They've taken a tough stance, and after the ban on diesel exports from Russia, they're even less interested in lowering prices," one importer told the publication. Hellenic Petroleum, for example, is offering diesel fuel at a premium of $37-$40 per tonne FOB Med, while Ukrainian buyers have been trying to negotiate premiums as low as $25. Another problem for Ukrainian importers is the Danube. "According to forecasts, the water level could drop to critical levels in July, when barges will be 50% occupied. This will inevitably impact transportation costs. Currently, the working draft is around 2,7 m, while the norm is 3,5 m (approximately 80% of the volume – ek)," Vadim Verbitsky, owner of United Barge Company Europe, told the publication. Already, according to market data, enkorr writes, barge freight has increased by a quarter – from $24-$26 per ton to $32-$33.
https://eadaily.com/ru/news/2026/07/13/evropa-otkazyvaetsya-torgovatsya-s-ukrainoy-po-dizelyu-kiev-pochuvstvuet-ataki-na-npz

[Boycott]

You're absolutely right, but unfortunately, the Danube has a bit more water. I looked today and it seems the Danube is being saved by the increased melting of the Alpine riverbeds, and the drop in water level isn't as catastrophic as the Rhine's. Which is a shame, of course.

[Brturin]

Quote: BoyCat

The Danube is apparently saved by the increased melting of the Alpine ice sheets

so far it saves

According to the publication, a significant portion of the water flowing into the Rhine and Rhone—Europe's two largest rivers—originates from Alpine glaciers. According to Huss, in 2026, the amount of snow replenishing the glaciers was 25% less than in 2010–2020. Between 2000 and 2024, the volume of Swiss glaciers decreased by 38%. https://iz.ru/2123025/2026-06-27/shveitcarskie-ledniki-nachali-taiat-bystree-na-fone-silnoi-zhary-v-evrope

[Boycott]

God marks the rogue, groundwater levels are also falling, and agriculture is suffering. And instead of solving their problems, the Europeans are fighting Russia, at the hands of Ukraine for now. Zadornov wasn't talking about those, though.

[Mouse]

You're used to lice... douse yourself with decolletage.

[HAM]

If there is no water in the tap, it means the kohls have been drunk!
p.s./That's how it will be...give it time...

[Mouse]

Neither here nor there...

[tralflot1832]

Munich has always been considered a conservative city, but after a "rear-facing" mayor became mayor, the Munich residents suffered divine punishment. And on top of that, the wind turbine blades don't spin well in the heat. Bummer. Wait, hot air moves with Arctic air, and there could be a lot, a lot, of water.

[Irek]

Previously, they generally encouraged not to wash, as it was supposedly harmful to health.

[tralflot1832]

Quote: Vasilenko Vladimir

Faced with record heat and the threat of a drinking water shortage, Munich authorities have introduced emergency conservation measures.

Now they'll remember that Russia captured a lot of fresh water

There is plenty of fresh water in Greenland, but there may be some nuances.

[Mouse]

Let them drag the icebergs.....

[alexoff]

Trump will demand money and say that it’s his ice!

[Mouse]

A raking paw..... ............

[uralex]

It seems that all the European water is in our Urals...

[Mouse]

I bet... Siberia!!!!

[Revolver]

As everyone knows, "if there's no water in the tap, it means you drank it..." although wait, those people were exterminated in Germany under Hitler, so who's to blame now? Really Russians?

[Motorist]

There are plenty of them there. German consulates even had (and perhaps still do) a separate entrance for those seeking "Jewish immigration." A sort of segregation, with minimal provisions.

[Yuras_Belarus]

Why has the climate crisis in Germany sparked so much excitement here? I'd like to point out that climate change is a global phenomenon. If something goes wrong with the climate in one place on the globe, something could soon happen to the climate where you live.

[Vitaly161]

Why has the climate crisis in Germany caused so much excitement here?

Not delight, but schadenfreude, these are different concepts, and no one has abolished the responsibility for Russophobia, so what goes around comes around.

[Yuras_Belarus]

And whose "response" is this? Is it really Russia's?

[Vitaly161]

And whose "response" is this? Is it really Russia's?

If Russian people are gloating, whose response could it be?

[Brturin]

The climate crisis doesn't just affect drinking water - as noted above, it also affects shipping and energy (German hydropower may be insignificant, but it helped balance the grid, but here...), it also affects farmers, who will suffer losses despite such a gift and will demand compensation from the government, etc., which in total places a burden on the economy, which means whether you like it or not, what you would like to spend on drang nach Osten will have to be at least postponed until later, solving immediate problems.
We'll see what the super El Niño has in store for Russia, but many people on the planet will get it.

Meteorological portal Severe Weather...
"NASA satellite analysis is already detecting a significant sea level anomaly in this region: as the event intensifies, warm subsurface waters are rising and expanding. This oceanic signal is reinforced by a powerful subsurface Kelvin wave, a sharp increase in temperature in the ENSO (El Niño Southern Oscillation) zone, and long-term forecasts that this event could reach the proportions of a rare super El Niño by late 2026 or early 2027."
https://eadaily.com/ru/news/2026/06/17/super-el-nino-podoydet-k-evrope-nadolgo-dlya-ohlazhdeniya-ponadobitsya-mnogo-gaza

[alexoff]

Oh, those forecasts! Just Friday morning, they were predicting a hurricane, thunderstorm, and tornado in Moscow. Our boss left work early because of it. In the end, it only drizzled for about ten minutes, and an hour later, the sun was back.

[tralflot1832]

"The sun is blazing and scorching - the political officer is going on vacation" (Soviet folk wisdom). Munich residents will hold out until tomorrow and won't melt. Screenshots from a Western weather site, from an online video camera (camera came in handy).

[tralflot1832]

The weather is no joke. Where will this Kazakhstan heat go? And today we have a manned launch to the ISS planned.

[Metallurg_2]

If there is no water in the tap
So Donald Trump drank.

[bbb]

But now you don't have to go to Turkey to sunbathe.

[Dizel200]

Perhaps God will punish humanity with fire this time. Before, a flood was for the ignorant, but now it's fire. I don't really feel like it.

[Andriuha077]

The volume of water in Lake Urmia has increased 18-fold.
Lake Urmiye, which was on the verge of drought, has recovered after heavy rains since the beginning of the war.
Iranian residents express joy after lake's restoration.
Seven dams in Iran overflowed after heavy rains.
Water storage in dams in Khuzestan, Iran, has reached 17 billion cubic meters.

[Bayun]

Everything's fine there in Mukhina. Again, the translation was crooked and slanted, half-baked infowarfare.

Yes, now you can't change the water EVERY DAY. It still takes a week to heat up, if anything, after the change. What kind of idiot would change it every day?

[bukhach]

Is it really possible to survive a week in this heat? Or are the Germans cooking something in their swimming pools?

[Stoler]

I love reading about what will kill Europe!!!! Either the visiting blacks will kill her, or from hunger, or from the cold, or from a lack of oil and gas!!!! And now from a lack of water!!!! GREAT!!! PLACE YOUR BETS!!!!

[Oscar Essen]

The phrase from the joke "Dad, will you drink less?" takes on new meaning.