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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Ruairi Casey

‘If you see me, weep’: Hunger stones auguring drought in Europe

A photo from August 2018 shows one of the 'hunger stones' revealed by low water levels in the Elbe River, in Decin, Czech Republic. In 2022, the stones emerged once more [Reuters/David W Cerny]

As the climate crisis causes water levels to plummet, riverbeds to dry and glaciers to melt, artefacts like old warships, an ancient city, a mosque that disappeared, and human remains have emerged. This story is part of “Climate artefacts”, a miniseries telling the stories behind the people, places and objects that have been discovered due to drought and warming temperatures.

In 1904, innkeeper Franz Meyer thought of an ingenious new idea to sell beer.

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