Is the Water Running Out in Austria? "At the Danube It looks...
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In 2026, Austria will probably be the driest year since the measurement began. Either way, Austria will have to adjust to more thunderstorms, but less groundwater and dry rivers, according to the result of a large water study. If winter remains dry, Minister Norbert Totschnig wants to talk about who is still allowed to fill his pool in the spring.
More heavy precipitation, more evaporation, sinking levels of the large rivers and a decrease in groundwater regeneration: According to the study "Water in climate change" presented at the Ministry of Environment on Tuesday, these are the major challenges facing the domestic water industry until 2100.
More heavy precipitation, more evaporation, sinking levels in the large rivers and a decrease in groundwater formation in Austria. These are some of the central results of the study "Water in Climate Change", which was presented on Tuesday at the Ministry of the Environment in Vienna. According to Federal Minister Norbert Totschnig (ÖVP), the model calculations reaching up to 2100 years show the "great challenges in water management".
VIENNA. After the dry summer in Upper Austria, a new study shows how the water balance changes. The consequences range from drinking water supply to living in streams and lakes.
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