Water Scarcity: Hottest Summer Provides a Record Drought

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Water scarcity: The record heat summer 2026 provides a record drought. Possible precipitation from the coming week will only bring short-term relaxation during the course of Monday, according to BMLUK.

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VIENNA. According to Geosphere, the hottest summer in the history of measurement, which was also characterized by exceptional drought, has ensured that the water balance is clearly negative.

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According to Geosphere, the hottest summer in the history of measurement, which was also characterized by exceptional drought, has also made sure that the water balance is clearly negative. "Austrian-wide, around 32 percent less precipitation than the long-term average - this makes itself felt in our running waters as well as in the groundwater", was quoted Environment Minister Norbert Totschnig (ÖVP) in a release on Friday.