‘Rock of Starvation’ reappears in Budapest during historic drought

A stone outcrop near the edge of the Danube River is unassuming at first glance. Most people would have a hard time picking it out from the countless other examples peaking above this portion of the river running through Budapest, Hungary. But the stone is so historically infamous that locals know it as Ínség-szikla—the Rock of Starvation. Although rarely seen, its reemergence earlier this summer is a signal of how bad the region’s ongoing drought has gotten, as well as