Aug 7, 2026
✦Times of India
Seen from space, Europe’s Lake Constance is shrinking so dramatically that its vanishing shoreline
Satellite imagery shows Lake Constance is shrinking as water levels fall to historic lows. Rising temperatures and reduced winter snowpack in the Alps caused this change. The lake supplies water to four million people, but drought and evaporation now expose mudflats, creating serious pressure on this essential freshwater reservoir.