Ships are struggling with low water levels on Europe's busiest waterway.

在欧洲最繁忙的航道上，船只正与低水位作斗争。

But now use of the canal is in jeopardy because of lower water levels.

但现在，由于水位下降，运河通航处于危险之中。

This major tributary of the Amazon, the Madeira River, is experiencing historically low water levels.

马德拉河是这条亚马逊河的主要支流，其水位已创历史新低。

And the largest lake in Italy is close to its lowest water level ever.

意大利最大湖泊的水位已经接近历史最低。

Low water levels at hydroelectric dams have led to electricity outages, or blackouts, in some parts of the country.

水电站大坝的低水位已导致该国部分地区缺电或停电。

In Germany, low water levels on the Rhine mean fully-loaded vessels can't sail and some sections of the river.

在德国，莱茵河水位低意味着满载的船只在部分河段无法通行。

At first detection of low water levels, sensory receptors in the brain's hypothalamus signal the release of antidiuretic hormone.

一旦发现水含量过低，下丘脑的感受器就会提示身体释放抗利尿激素。

We're talking about very low water levels.

我们谈论的是非常低的水位。

Citizens, engineers, and researchers say electricity producing stations are failing to provide enough electricity when hydroelectric dams have low water levels.

市民、工程师和研究人员表示，当使用水力发电的大坝水位较低时，发电站无法提供足够的电力。

A U.S fish and wildlife service study determined that low water levels and warm water temperatures created conditions that accelerated the spread of a deadly parasite.

美国鱼类和野生动物服务机构的一项研究确定，低水位和温暖的水温创造了加速这种致命寄生虫传播的条件。

But negotiations broke down in 2022 with fears that low water levels at Hoover Dam, might soon no longer turn turbines or pass through the dam at all.

但谈判在2022年破裂，人们担心胡佛大坝的低水位，可能很快就不会再转动涡轮机或通过大坝。

In a recent report, researchers Drew Gronewold and Richard Rood said, quick changes " … between extreme high and low water levels in the Great Lakes represent the 'new normal'."

在最近的一份报告中，研究人员德鲁·格罗诺德和理查德·鲁德说，" 五大湖极端高低水位的更迭变化代表着‘新常态’。"

Extremely low water levels in the lake, located in the eastern province of Jiangxi, have thus reduced the number of suitable aquatic fauna and flora for the birds to feed on.

位于江西省东部的该湖水位极低，因此减少了适合鸟类觅食的水生动植物的数量。

Lack of rain or snow over a period of time and atmospheric conditions such as temperature change and changes in the jet stream are all factors that can contribute to drought and low water levels.

一段时间内的雨雪缺乏以及诸如温度变化和急流变化等气候条件都是导致干旱和低水位的因素。

Several inches of rain are possible over the next week near the Mississippi River which could provide some relief, but the drought is forecast to continue through January and low water levels have some serious consequences.

下周，密西西比河流域将迎来几英寸的降雨，或可缓解部分旱情，但干旱预计将持续到一月份，而持续的低水位也将带来一些严重后果。