“Attention!” “Acute water shortage”: sources dry up – climate crisis in the Alps
A suckler cow drinks between 80 and 100 liters on hot days – water that has long since become a scarce commodity on many mountain pastures
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A suckler cow drinks between 80 and 100 liters on hot days – water that has long since become a scarce commodity on many mountain pastures. A milk cow needs up to 130 liters of water a day (symbolic photo). © Dietmar Stiplovsek/dpa After a snowy winter, the country lacks water at all corners. “Acute water shortages”: sources dry up – climate crisis in the Alps Stand: 14.07.2026, 17.49 PM Comments Follow us on Google Since 1885 it was not so dry in parts of Austria.
Furthermore, The years 2003 and 1993 recorded even larger deficits with 30 and 29 percent respectively. Vienna – The summer of 2026 hits Austria's Alps with full hardship. The Austrian weather service GeoSphere Austria reports a precipitation deficit of 27 percent compared to the long-term average for the first half of the year.
In addition, Landlords and alpine farmers are facing a situation that even the elders among them have never experienced before.
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A suckler cow drinks between 80 and 100 liters on hot days – water that has long since become a scarce commodity on many mountain pastures.
reliability low1/2 sourcesA milk cow needs up to 130 liters of water a day (symbolic photo). © Dietmar Stiplovsek/dpa After a snowy winter, the country lacks water at all corners.
reliability low1/2 sources“Acute water shortages”: sources dry up – climate crisis in the Alps Stand: 14.07.2026, 17.49 PM Comments Follow us on Google Since 1885 it was not so dry in parts of Austria.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe years 2003 and 1993 recorded even larger deficits with 30 and 29 percent respectively.
reliability low1/2 sourcesVienna – The summer of 2026 hits Austria's Alps with full hardship.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe Austrian weather service GeoSphere Austria reports a precipitation deficit of 27 percent compared to the long-term average for the first half of the year.
reliability low1/2 sourcesLandlords and alpine farmers are facing a situation that even the elders among them have never experienced before.
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