This yr is on track to develop into one of many warmest on report in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, in keeping with a joint examine by the meteorological businesses of the three international locations.
In Austria, the common temperature from January to October was 4.1 levels Celsius above pre-industrial ranges (1881-1910), making 2024 more likely to develop into the warmest yr on report, in keeping with the examine by GeoSphere Austria, the German Climate Service (DWD), and MeteoSwiss.
Germany and Switzerland confirmed related tendencies, with common temperatures from January to October rising 3.3 and three.5 levels Celsius above pre-industrial averages, respectively.
GeoSphere Austria highlighted vital local weather change impacts throughout the three international locations, together with extra frequent heavy rainfall, greater drought dangers, and lowered snowfall in lower-altitude areas. The company referred to as for constant international local weather motion to mitigate these hostile results.
