Caption

Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - Low tide on the Rhine. In the back, the Schwelgern KBS thyssenkrupp Steel coking plant in Duisburg Marxloh. Because of the draught, freighters can only sail the Rhine with little load. After a long drought, the Rhine level continues to fall. Today, it is only 1.29 meters at the Ruhrort level

Date

Aug 15, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Rupert Oberhäuser

Reference

BRK26I28_485

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No

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Rights managed

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128.1Mb (42.7Mb) / 27.3in x 18.2in / 8192 x 5464 (300dpi)

Keywords

drop meter long water level heat warm building chimney coal coking plant boat barge Boat trip shipping traffic ship freight transport traffic factory metal processing steel mill industry export logistics trade catastrophe misfortune soil drought water river body of water climate environmental pollution ecocide global warming environment season weather forecast nature weather Ruhr district North Rhine-Westphalia Rhine German Europe hot meteorology climate change dry riverbed sand bank shore river bank industrial energy source freight service nature phenomenon natural disaster import european iron industry force of nature person Duisburg inland navigation seafaring meager low River landscape fossil energy source Germany exterior view freighter dried out Metallurgy shortage low water packed heatwave river navigation industrial building environmental damage ThyssenKrupp metal industry steel production logistics company environmental issue Ruhrort polluting draft river course Central Europe climate crisis Rhine bank Transport vessel River water Waterway waterway Setting River level Rhine level Heavy industry Industrial backdrop Summer heat Lack of rain Rhine ship Navigation on the Rhine Climate catastrophe Hot summer fall metre structure smokestack cokery vessel transportation plant metal working steelwork disaster dryness waterfront waters pollution environmental destruction open air Ruhr area NRW arid river bed sandbank watershore riverbank transporting goods natural phenomenon steel industry ecological damage Human being inland water transportation sparse riverine landscape fossil fuel German Federal Republic exterior cargo ship dried scarcity Low tide loaded heat wave ThyssenKrupp AG harmful to the environment draught course of a river Middle Europe Banks of the Rhine Transport ship navigation channel Set construction Factory plant pollution of the environment Ruhr Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia riverside freight traffic People IWT few river scenery Republic of Germany outdoor shot cargo boat dried-up ThyssenKrupp Steel Duisburg-Ruhrort Environmentally harmful banks of Rhine Fairway environmental contamination Ruhr region North-Rhine Westphalia goods transport inland shipping little Riverscape exterior photograph cargo vessel parched Thyssen Krupp Steel Europe AG shipping channel Ruhrgebiet scantily outdoor photo desiccated dropping meters water levels buildings chimneys coals coking plants boats barges Boat trips ships freights transports factories steel mills industries exports trades catastrophes misfortunes soils droughts rivers climates ecocides seasons weather forecasts riverbeds sand banks energy sources freight services nature phenomena natural disasters imports iron industries environmental pollutions forces of nature persons inland navigations seafarings River landscapes fossil energy sources exterior views freighters dried-out shortages heatwaves river navigations industrial buildings environmental damages logistics companies environmental issues drafts Settings falling metres smokestacks plants steelworks sandbanks human riverine landscapes fossil fuels cargo ships loading Sets constructions river sceneries outdoor shots cargo boats exterior photographs cargo vessels outdoor photos drops Logistik water body Water area open water Europe's bank banks individual individuals navigation shipping River view FRG BRD falls water shore humans load course of the river