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Asjenny hill reports now from the river rhine. this is the river bed of the mighty rhine. if you walked here in normal times youd be underwater. its a working river, one of europes most important. barges fetch and carry goods and materials through germanys industrial heartland. but the water is now so low that some of the larger vessels cant get through. translation: we are approaching levels where ships can enter- —— cant enter the upper rhine. many of the bigger ships already cant go there...

Could trigger more fires. meanwhile, in the uk, a drought has been declared in many parts of england. conditions are so dry, the scorched land can be seen from space. in germany, the lack of water is starting to have significant economic impacts, asjenny hill reports now from the river rhine. this is the river bed of the mighty rhine. if you walked here in normal times you�*d be underwater. it�*s a working river, one of europe�*s most important. barges fetch and carry goods and materials t...

Water comes from and how to use water wisely. read it next week could bring some respite, but look at the risk that comes with that. this shows how little the back to earth absorbs the water, meaning we could see flash flooding. there is at least another two days to get through first, which could well mean more farmers having to become makeshift firefighters to stop more of the fields burning. dan johnson, bbc news. much of europe has had weeks with little or no rain. in germany, they are having...

In ordinary times, we would be standing under water, but it is dry, parched rock. people who live here tell us they have never seen it like this and you can probably make at behind me a little island with a tower. usually they would have to reach the island by boat. you might be able to see someone picking their way across an old stone footbridge which has been exposed. it is important to point out low water levels happen most years and at the moment the low water level is not as low as the reco...

Due to its reliance on russian gas. the uk is witnessing its driest period since 1976 and two pictures tell the tale. these were the green fields of cambridge last year. this is what it looks like now, scorched. the uks environment agency warning it is causing problems for wildlife and river users. and things are not better in cooler parts of the world. a new report has warned that the arctic is warming four times faster than the rest of the planet and scientists say this has implications that r...

Large commercial vessels. a massive waterway. the vessels take products to and from the power plants and industrial complexes lining the river banks. the barges that can still make it through our having to carry less cargo so they do not set so low in the water. the people who run the barges say eventually it will not be commercially viable to run the barges any longer and they are keeping a close eye on water levels because if they drop further, more of the barges will find this part of the riv...

Through this and how businesses like yours have been treated? we find it very shoddy, really. its the information we needed. that was not forthcoming from the water board. if this is going to be a regular occurrence, i think they have got to get their act together. with temperatures here still high, and no meaningful rainfall forecast for the forseeable future, there is little confidence here that south east water can prevent this from happening again. we asked south east water for a statement b...

Helped immensely. when we see weather forecasts like this, hitting 30 degrees, we can cope. we are now halfway through this extreme waether and there is forecast for some rain early next week but the environment agency says we will need weeks of rain to stop the drought affecting parts of england. helena wilkinson, bbc news, surrey. its notjust the uk thats suffering drought — much of europe has also had weeks with little or no rain. in germany the lack of water is starting to have significant...

Please stay inside. if you can, take the day off of work. the city has been fairly empty. it is frigid here in the morning and even when the sun was out it was downright cold. in cities like pittsburgh school is canceled again today. in michigan theyre asking folks to turn down the thermostat. it is a scene really of -- a difficult scene out here. it is difficult to talk and think. coming into the screen here again just in the distance, there is that ice breaker making its way up and down here f...

Orleans. i understood the people here. >> new orleans had different rules. i liked the accent. i like the way its people interact with each other. i love the music. >> the proliferation of jazz goes back a hundred years. back into world war i when musicians from here that served took jazz to europe. >> we call new orleans now the new new orleans and its become a place we share with a working river in terms of cargo, tourism, economic development. >> new orleans is called the crescent city becaus...