Caption

Lago di Montespluga. 1, 876 meter high reservoir in the Lombardy region of Italy on the Splügen Pass. Lake Montespluga has lacked sufficient rainfall for several years. The lake is almost dry in summer. Climate change is affecting hydroelectric power generation, but also tourism. Madesimo, Canton of Graubünden, Switzerland

Date

Aug 29, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Arnulf Hettrich

Reference

BRK26J03_061

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NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

287.9Mb (96.0Mb) / 40.9in x 27.3in / 12282 x 8192 (300dpi)

Keywords

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