Tracing the Declining Water Level of Lake Balaton
Group 1 from Kaposvár has embarked on a new project this school year, aiming to create a short documentary film on a topic of their choice. One of the teams decided to investigate the reasons behind the significant drop in Lake Balaton’s water level, so on October 23, the group traveled to the “Hungarian Sea” to document the recession of the shoreline.
“In Balatonmáriafürdő and Balatonberény, we were greeted by a shocking sight. Along the edge of the lakebed, there was no water at all—only mud—and even further in, small mud islands had formed at one of the beaches. It was very sad to see that where there should have been water, we found only mud, sand, and aquatic plants. We captured this unusual scene on camera, and we will continue our investigation to find out and document what could be causing this phenomenon.”
— Ramóna Budavári, Group 1
Would you like me to make it sound more like a press release/news article (with smoother transitions and a professional tone), or keep it as this faithful translation that closely follows the original Hungarian wording?