# Hungary's Lake Velence is drying up

https://mins.news/en/item/14032

- DW, 2026-08-05 11:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/hungary-s-lake-velence-is-drying-up/a-78238238?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Hungary is being hit by intense heat. Lake Velence, the country’s third-largest lake, is shrinking as the Danube’s water level also falls. Temperatures are rising so sharply that they could force Hungary’s only nuclear power plant to shut down.

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