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Netherlands Declares Level Two Water Shortage as Drought Intensifies

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management imposed new groundwater extraction limits after escalating the national drought alert, with prolonged dry conditions threatening agriculture, ecosystems, and inland commercial shipping.
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