Drought causes Swiss water levels to fall to record lows

Rivers and streams in Switzerland have exceptionally low water levels due to the ongoing drought. In July, the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) even recorded historic lows at eleven monitoring stations. Between April 1 and 31 July 31, around a fifth of the monitoring stations recorded record low levels for thi

Chemical producers, utilities, steelmakers and agricultural traders warn of higher costs, transport bottlenecks and curbed production