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    Switzerland’s Historic Drought Chokes the Rhine Falls and Lake Constance



    Switzerland’s Historic Drought Chokes the Rhine Falls and Lake Constance

    Recording Date: 05.08.2026

    The ongoing Switzerland drought has triggered severe water scarcity across major Swiss waterways and alpine regions. The situation is particularly critical in the northeast, where the Lake Constance water levels (Bodensee) have plummeted toward a historic low. This massive drop in water levels in Switzerland has left wide shores exposed, heavily disrupting local shipping and ferry transport.
    Simultaneously, Europe’s most powerful waterfall presents a shocking sight: the Rhine Falls is running dry compared to its usual roaring volume. The drastic Rhine Falls low water level has exposed bare rocks, turning the famous tourist attraction into a stark visual of the climate change impact in Switzerland. Hydrologists warn that the combination of rising summer temperatures and a lack of winter snowmelt is driving this unprecedented Swiss river drought, raising long-term concerns for the region’s ecosystem and tourism industry.

    00:00 – Introduction: The 2026 Swiss drought crisis
    00:25 – Drying up: Extreme low water levels at the Thur River
    01:17 – Shifting shores: Lake Constance (Bodensee) hits an all-time historic low
    02:26 – If you notice that the background isn’t a beach
    03:27 – The Rhine Falls are carrying significantly less water than usual

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    3. @ilovesuisse1 on

      I live on Lake Constance, there is still enoughwatdr there, the shoreline has shallow water but on the lake there are a lot of yachts on there today.

    10. @lexwalker on

      I filmed the drought along the Danube just a few days ago, and I’ve never seen anything like this. It’s incredible to see the Rhine Falls and Lake Constance affected by such extreme low water levels too.

    12. @JawBloss on

      Too bad no one spoke about Global Warming forty years. Oh yeah, people did but goverments and corporations around the world ignored them. Perhaps Musk will colonize Mars for him and his oligarch buddies.

    13. @tobyradenbaugh8965 on

      A lot of obscenely wealthy people live in Switzerland

      It’s THEIR fault 🤬

      The global 1% are responsible for 2/3rds of Humanity’s total emissions

      Research it yourself

    15. @robertkerr9527 on

      Switzerland is known as the water castle of Europe. Our mountain ranges and altitude means we supply europes rivers with endless water. But no more.😢 Our crops are drying up. And when i look out my window, i see brown for many kilometers. The trees have been turning brown and dropping their leaves for many weeks now. We are literally praying daily for rainfall.

    23. @patricelanauze8301 on

      PREUVE INCONTESTABLE Faites >> penampakan sungai terpanjang indonesia kering kerontang . Secheresse à Bornéo

      Vous verrez un pont d' 1KM et un fleuve de 1OO m de largeur . C ' est le plus grand fleuve de BORNEO .

    26. @einmensch4040 on

      So that's how future will look more and more. But who will decide to support a policy who takes the protection of climat seriously – when that means less wealth, comfort, trips?

    31. @remy9824 on

      All of this didn't happen in one season. Data centre's require much fresh water to cool their systems. Please read up on this. The info is out there

    35. @ИринаКласс-ф5з on

      Катастрофы это цветы катаклизма урожай апокали пса придёт позжэ планета умоется и припудрится и выдохнет свежестью атмосферы как иней искрится и тишина ледяная и белое белым она покрывала и СТЫНЕТ ЖЭЛЕЗО и КРОВЬ ЛЕДЕНЕЕТ и в капле огня ВАМ,☝️ пригрезится СОЛНЦЕ…

      РОССИЮ МАТУШКУ согреют валенки и шубы да нефть и газ и прекрасные добрые РУССКИЕ ЛЮДИ бога ты и е ☝️

      РОССИЮ МАТУШКУ напоят чистые снега и хлеба полны закрома ☝️

      А ДУХИ ТУНДРЫ БУДУТ В помощь ВОИНАМ РОССИИ ☝️🇷🇺

    37. @ИринаКласс-ф5з on

      А НЕБО всё ближэ и ближэ к земле и СОЛНЦЕ НЕОНОМ И РТУТЬЮ МЕРЦАЕТ..

      И ВСТАНУТ ТАНКЕРЫ НА Якорь и будет ПЕНОЙ ОКЕАН ГУДЕТЬ…

    39. @geoff3ry on

      Earth currently heating at a rate unseen over the past 60 million years , driven by co2 levels 50% higher than ice core samples revealed about the atmosphere ,a million years before the Industrial age ,locked into rapidly accelerating runaway greenhouse effect from unmitigated global warming .It only gets worse

    40. @rosealee8459 on

      Komm mal hier nach Deutschland ins Rhein Main Gebiet. Kein grünes Feld mehr, alle Bäche ausgetrocknet, das Gras ist zu Staub zerfallen und der Rhein sieht ganz schlimm aus😢

    42. @ioneoliveira5658 on

      Ich hoffe, dass wir alle weiterhin so sorgsam mit der Natur umgehen, wie sie es verdient. Dieser Planet ist unser Zuhause, und jeder muss seinen Beitrag leisten. Leider gibt es immer noch viele, die das nicht tun. Sie glauben an den Klimawandel und tun kaum etwas. Danke, dass Sie uns diese Bilder gezeigt haben; sie regen zum Nachdenken an.

    43. @AhmedNaim-v3x on

      Non 😢. Ce n'est pas la Suisse que j'ai connu avec son magnifique Lac Léman , ses péniches, ses matelots fiers avec leurs perches et feras du jour… Le Vaud , le Jura, le Tessin la région de Davos… C'est encore ma Vie ..

    45. @CoySmith-jb7gp on

      I believe much of the planet is in extreme drought conditions. We're getting a lot of rain around here where I live. I hope and pray everyone else starts getting a lot of rain soon.