Scientists have warned about the shallowing of the Volga in the next 20 years due to global warming

Scientists have warned about the shallowing of the Volga in the next 20 years due to global warming. This was reported by the Shot Telegram channel.

In recent years, the Volga in the Upper Volga region of the Tver region has become shallower before our eyes, and evaporation increases simultaneously with rising temperatures. Scientists record that in the city of Rzhev the volume of spring runoff in some places has decreased by more than half. Warm winters play a big role: due to constant thaws, the snow melts earlier, water reserves are reduced, and in the spring the river simply does not receive the usual volume of water.

The year 2025 has become especially critical. Then the flood level above the Ivankovo ​​Reservoir turned out to be several meters lower than usual. Shipping is suffering: there is no direct river connection between Tver and Rzhev, and several years ago, shallow waters led to restrictions on ship movement and a decrease in cargo transportation.

According to local residents, there are fewer and fewer fish in the river, and you can literally wade across it in several places.

About 60 percent of the Volga's annual flow depends on snowfall. Warm winters with thaws lead to snow melting earlier, and in the spring the river does not receive the usual volume of water. Low water levels on the Volga were recorded in 2014, 2019, 2021, 2023 and 2025.