Artifacts Found In Poland Because Of Drought
Artifacts from the 17th century and World War II have now come to the surface of the Vistula river. In the 17th century Poland was looted by Swedish invaders, one of the Swedish ships sunk on the Vistula river leaving the stolen goods at the bottom of the river. Until now, the artifacts have been under too much water to get to but now the water levels are low enough that they can retrieve them. Artifacts from World War II are also being found. While being able to retrieve these artifacts is good, the low water levels are also causing problems. The Vistula river is the lowest it has ever been recorded and if it continues to decrease powers stations on the river will be shut down.
I liked this article because it is an example of a gain that might come from a natural disaster. It also mentions some of the losses such as the power loss that could come from the low river levels.
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