
The Tagesschau and other mainstream media underscore their reporting on an impending drought with impressive images: dry fields, tractors kicking up dust. Many media outlets report on the "driest month since weather records began".
Last summer, the Bild newspaper quoted Lower Saxony's Environment Minister Christian Meyer with a warning that drinking water would become scarce in Lower Saxony due to falling groundwater levels. "The situation is critical," said the Green minister.
In response to this, politicians are planning various restrictions, regulations, and time- and region-limited "emergency ordinances". These include bans such as garden watering, car washing, and pool filling, with fines of up to 50,000 € threatening violators.
When it comes to glyphosate, hormones, and 1200 pharmaceutical substances in drinking water: silence. - When someone waters their garden: fines up to 50,000 €?
Is it fear of the "wrong headlines" – or fear of the right opponents?
Below are some facts and answers➡️