About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of record-breaking heat and droughts in Europe, focusing on the Rhine river's low water levels and their economic implications.

With Europe’s record-breaking heat and droughts this summer, water levels in Germany's Rhine river have reached historic lows. Today on the show, Katie Martin talks with FT Frankfurt bureau chief Olaf Storbeck about the long-term effects on the economy and how the country is dealing with the crisis.  Save 10% on tickets to the London FT Weekend Festival with the code FTPodcast . Visit ft.com/festival to find out more. For a free 30-day trial to the Unhedged newsletter go to: https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer . You can email Robert Armstrong and Katie Martin at unhedged@ft.com . Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Katie Martin

Guest: Olaf Storbeck

Topics covered

• heatwaves
• drought
• economy
• water levels
• Germany
• crisis management

Keywords

• heatwaves
• drought
• Rhine river
• economy
• Germany
• water levels
• crisis

Sponsors

FT Weekend Festival

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Financial Times

Places: Germany, Rhine river, Europe

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