Century Summer 2025: Austria is preparing for heat wave!

Century Summer 2025: Austria is preparing for heat wave!

weather forecasts for the summer of 2025 in Central Europe have changed significantly. As kosmo , you originally assumed a cool and rainy start to the summer. However, the latest calculations by the NOAA CFS model show that a dry and warm summer start is imminent. This scenario is supported by the European ECMWF model, which had already pointed out to a warm summer of summer.

Top meteorologist Dominik Jung confidently comments on the updated forecasts that are considered a sign of one of the warmest summer in Austria and Europe. Meteorologist Jan Schenk even forecasts a "summer of the century". Austria has heated up twice as quickly since the beginning of the 20th century as the global average, the average annual temperature has increased by more than 2 degrees.

effects of climate change

The consequences of this warming are already noticeable. The acute threat to the alpine landscapes show the dramatic declines of the glaciers in the Alps, as with the Pasterze and the Patzlacker. The winter tourisms at medium altitudes are also impaired due to shortened snow laises. Like Environmental Federal Agency illustrated, climate change not only influences the temperatures, but also leads to a changed water balance in Austria. This manifests itself in increasing dry periods, especially in the east of the country.

more frequent heavy rain events also cause floods and degenerate murs, which harbors considerable risks for the population and the infrastructure. Agriculture also faces unexpected challenges because the vegetation times are changing, new pests spread and the danger grows more frequently.

health and economic consequences

The health risks should also not be underestimated. The number of heat deaths during heat waves, especially in urban areas, is increasing. New disease sponsors, such as ticks and tiger mosquitoes, are also evident as a result of climatic change. According to Wwf , the increase in extreme weather events and the increase in the sea level are pessimistic preliminary messages for the next few years and Decades. Human activities are the main cause of climate change, and this has drastic consequences for ecosystems and people worldwide.

in Germany showed the flood disaster in July 2021 how devastating such extreme weather events can affect. There, over 90 liters of rain per square meter led to catastrophic floods, which cost over 180 people. The increase in such events can also be observed in Central Europe, and it is assumed that future weather extremes will appear even more often.

In order to combat climate change more effectively and to limit global warming to a maximum of 1.5 degrees Celsius, immediate action is necessary. Checking emission reductions in all sectors and the expansion of renewable energies are indispensable to avert the impending dangers. The technology and the knowledge to cause these changes are available - the time is now.