For some reason they forgot to mention that this will screw up the water supply of some small cities like Berlin or Potsdam.
I don’t know what you are talking about, there is so much water.
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That’s not true, at least not as directly as you state it.
Berlin’s water issues stem from the end of recent lignite mining. The drainage water from the open-pit mines accounts for about one-third of the Spree River’s current water volume, which is why the end of mining (and the end of drainage water) is leading to a reduction in the amount of water available in Berlin. However, the article focuses on the conversion of already closed open-pit mines (many dating back to the GDR era) into local recreational areas. The discharge of river water into these areas, however, does not lead to a water shortage in Berlin.
To put it simply: the restoration of open-pit mines and water shortages in the metropolitan area share the same cause (the end of open-pit lignite mining) but are not directly linked.