Artist Sándor Bortnyik feels ominous by reading the news: On July 31, 2026, Hungary's Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced that the Paks nuclear power plant, which supplies nearly half of the country's electricity, would shut down for the first time in 44 years due to critically low water levels in the Danube River. This unprecedented shutdown, expected to last for weeks, highlights the severe impact of prolonged drought and heatwaves across Central Europe on vital energy infrastructure.
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