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Record-Low Danube Levels Shut Nuclear Reactors in Hungary, Romania

By Drooid · Sep 18, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC · How we work

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The World Meteorological Organization reports 2025 rivers were among the driest since 1991.
Freshwater storage fell 42% below normal in 2025, with only one-third of rivers at normal flow.
Record-low Danube levels forced shutdown of all but one nuclear reactor in Hungary and Romania.
China’s Yangtze restoration project doubled fish biomass and helped endangered species rebound.
UK rivers remain ecologically unhealthy due to sewage, agricultural runoff, forever chemicals and over-abstraction.

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Story summary

The World Meteorological Organization reports 2025 rivers were among the driest since 1991.
Freshwater storage fell 42% below normal in 2025, with only one-third of rivers at normal flow.
Record-low Danube levels forced shutdown of all but one nuclear reactor in Hungary and Romania.
China’s Yangtze restoration project doubled fish biomass and helped endangered species rebound.
UK rivers remain ecologically unhealthy due to sewage, agricultural runoff, forever chemicals and over-abstraction.