NEWS: Hungary opens sluice and sinks barges to protect nuclear plant as Danube levels fall

This summer, Europe has faced brutal heat—and energy production is taking a hit. In Hungary, for example, record-low water levels in the Danube River have curbed production at the country’s only nuclear plant. So officials are getting creative: They’re sinking barges to raise the Danube. That certainly gives new meaning to the “sinking ship” metaphor. 🚢