Weather men are warning that the blast of hot weather seen in Austria during the past week is set to be followed by thunderstorms in nearly all areas of the country over the next couple of days. Temperatures are expected to reach a high of 37 degrees Celsius on Wednesday in some areas, before the […]
Thousands of hectares of agricultural land have been devastated by thunderstorms.Powerful thunderstorms and hail wrecked crops of around 7,000 hectares of land in Vienna, Lower Austria, Upper Austria and Burgenland at the weekend, the Austrian Hail Insurance Association said today (Mon). Hundreds of firemen had to pump water from flooded cellars and homes.The insurer explained […]
Difficult weather conditions and a decline of cultivation areas have led to significant harvest declines this year.Federal statistics authority Statistik Austria announced today (Fri) that overall harvest volumes dropped by 6.5 per cent year on year to around 4.5 million tons.Branch representation authority Agrarmarkt Austria (AMA) predicted a year on year decrease of five per […]
Insurers have said they may have to pay out more natural disaster compensation than ever before as Austria has been hit by several devastating thunderstorms and floods.The federal Association of Austrian Insurance Agencies said today (Fri) damages to insured estates caused by freak weather conditions equals around 200 million Euros so far this year.The body […]