Emergence of Hunger Stones Signals Worst European Drought in 500 Years
Hunger stones in European rivers mark droughts that lead to famines. What does their reappearance now mean for the health of the European economy?
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Europe's dry rivers reveal creepy "hunger stones"
When rivers dry up in Central Europe, "hunger stones" with ominous inscribed warnings from centuries past reappear.
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CP - Low water stage marks on hunger stones: verification for the Elbe from 1616 to 2015
<p><strong class="journal-contentHeaderColor">Abstract.</strong> This paper deals with the issue of documenting hydrological drought with the help of drought marks (DMs) which have been preserved on dozens of hunger stones (HSs) in the river channel of the Elbe in Bohemia and Saxony. So far, the hunger stones have been regarded rather as an illustration of dry seasons. Our aim was, among other issues, to draw attention to the much greater value of hunger stones and individual dry year marks inscribed on them. Therefore, we wanted to verify their reliability and bett...
Source: copernicus.org