BOKU expert uncovers

Floods: The flood came from the Mediterranean

"Weather storms", but above all the heat over and in the Mediterranean, have a devastating effect on us in the form of floods.(Bild: Pressestelle BFK Mödling/M. Seyfert, AP/Emilio Morenatti)

New findings on the recent flood disaster: The "boiling" Adriatic Sea was - according to analysis by respected meteorologist Herbert Formayer from the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences - the trigger for the horror floods in our country!

Climate alarm around Austria's home sea: the Mediterranean has never been as hot as this summer. Water temperatures of up to 30 degrees are throwing the marine ecosystem out of balance, creating unappetizing slime on the coasts and putting numerous animal species under pressure. International researchers are already talking about "a forest fire under water"!