Dry summer 2025: Record Dürre endangered and prices!
Dry summer 2025: Record Dürre endangered and prices!
In the first half of 2025, Germany recorded the lowest rainfall since the beginning of the records in 1893. This was found by the Potsdam secular station, which has been collecting precipitation data for over 130 years. The period from February to June is particularly critical of nature, agriculture and forests, since a lot of water is needed during this time. While the winter cereal grew relatively well, the summer fruits suffered greatly from the ongoing drought.The persistent drought not only affected the growth of the plants, but also negatively influenced the harvest yields and food prices. Dry soils make the germination of plants more difficult, which leads to a decline in yields. In many regions of Germany, the damage in the forests is also visible, which are severely affected by the drought period. These developments illustrate the urgency to deal with the effects of climate change.
drought and water availability
The drought -intensities and magnitudes in Germany have been analyzed since 1952. These dimensions help to evaluate the strength and duration of drought over time and region. According to UFZ, the drought intensity is also standardized over time, whereby a maximum value of 0.2 can be achieved. Current drought analyzes show that the actual soil power is recorded up to two meters deep, which is crucial for the evaluation of the water supply.
The average temperature in Germany is now about two degrees higher than 100 years ago. This leads to the fact that the water requirements of the plants increase and the groundwater levels only slowly recover, especially in East Germany and Austria, where the water levels are only very sluggish after the dry years from 2018 to 2022.
effects on everyday life and agriculture
The effects of the drought can be felt in the everyday life of people: higher food prices and restrictions on water use are just a few of the problems with which the population is faced with. In Austria, too, falling levels and an increased need for irrigation in agriculture can be observed.
In order to meet the challenges of climate change, the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) emphasizes the need for a responsible climate policy in its Wadklim project. The project examines the effects of dryness on the water supply, the floor water balance and the groundwater availability in Germany and analyzes future development under the conditions of climate change. Solution strategies are being developed in order to avoid usage conflicts and to evaluate the opportunities of the use of water, especially in the urban area, as is discussed on the website of the Environmental Federal Agency.
The situation requires a rethink in the use of resources and a conscious handling of water in order to effectively combat the consequences of climate change and to secure water availability in the long term.
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