Caption

Low water level on the Rhine, after the driest and warmest March since weather records began, the banks are dry, shipping can only navigate with reduced cargo and speed, Duisburg-Walsum, cooling tower of the STEAG Walsum cogeneration plant, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Date

Apr 09, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Jochen Tack

Reference

BRK25E35_259

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No

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Rights managed

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172,3Mb (6,7Mb) / 31,7in x 21,1in / 9504 x 6336 (300dpi)

Keywords

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