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Europe’s Great Rivers Are Dying. The Continent Is In for a Shock. (www.nytimes.com)

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[–] grue@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Rivers can no longer be relied on to provide an inexpensive, reliable, relatively low-carbon alternative to road and air freight.

Fuck NYT for failing to mention rail.