green duckweed blankets historic canals in ghent amid autumn warmth
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A green film covers the canals of Ghent and becomes a tourist attraction. An aquatic plant, the water lens, has dramatically proliferated there, thanks to the lack of rain and the record temperatures of the summer. ...
Like much of Europe, Belgium has experienced an exceptional succession of heat waves, to the point of designating the summer of 2026 as the warmest in its history. Combined with the rain deficit, high temperatures in September have encouraged the proliferation of water lentils on the rivers and canals of the country flat. "Normally the plant is present where the waters are stagnant, but at the moment it is spreading everywhere. This is the first…
A carpet of bright green covers the historic canals of the medieval Belgian city of Ghent, with tourists and students enjoying an unusually warm autumn on their banks.
Reading zen Home / Videos Home Videos Ghent channel hot water lens tourism dryness actu 13h Home / Videos 2 photos Video Sunday, October 4, 2026 - 13:19 The Ghent canals turned to bright green, but how to explain the phenomenon?Sunday, October 4, 2026
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