https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Austria’s dry spring affected farms, with some hay harvests sharply down and pressure building on rivers, groundwater and fields. https://www.thelocal.at/20260616/why-austrias-dry-spring-could-affect-farms-food-and-water-this-summer Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:15:15 +0200 why-austrias-dry-spring-could-affect-farms-food-and-water-this-summer The Hollywood star and former governor praised commuters for their low-emission travel, telling them they were helping to “terminate pollution” in a message aired every 30 minutes https://www.thelocal.at/20250603/schwarzenegger-surprises-vienna-metro-users-with-climate-message Tue, 03 Jun 2025 16:50:58 +0200 schwarzenegger-surprises-vienna-metro-users-with-climate-message Economic changes and climate change are taking their toll on the Austrian landscape and threatening the future of an old cattle tradition. https://www.thelocal.at/20201004/changing-economy-and-climate-hit-austrias-alpine-pastures Sun, 04 Oct 2020 13:59:05 +0200 changing-economy-and-climate-hit-austrias-alpine-pastures Austrian prosecutors said Wednesday they were investigating four police officers over allegedly using excessive force while arresting climate protestors at a demonstration last week. https://www.thelocal.at/20190605/austria-police-probed-over-alleged-protest-arrest-violence Wed, 05 Jun 2019 19:44:58 +0200 austria-police-probed-over-alleged-protest-arrest-violence Climate activist Greta Thunberg called on citizens to "change everything" to avert climate crisis, at the start of a conference in Vienna Tuesday organized by former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. https://www.thelocal.at/20190528/greta-thunberg-joins-arnold-schwarzenegger-in-call-for-climate-action Tue, 28 May 2019 18:22:20 +0200 greta-thunberg-joins-arnold-schwarzenegger-in-call-for-climate-action Hundreds of thousands of young climate activists rallied across Europe Friday ahead of EU Parliament elections as part of protests worldwide demanding action against global warming. https://www.thelocal.at/20190525/youths-rally-across-europe-in-pre-vote-climate-protest Sat, 25 May 2019 12:32:20 +0200 youths-rally-across-europe-in-pre-vote-climate-protest By mid-century, pockets of southern Europe will face at least one severe climate hazard every year of the scale now occurring only once a century, according to a new study. https://www.thelocal.at/20160422/climate-scientists-forecast-droughts-floods-heatwaves Sat, 23 Apr 2016 01:08:48 +0200 climate-scientists-forecast-droughts-floods-heatwaves Austrian geologists have warned that the country's glaciers melted faster this year than ever before and predict that all, including the massive Pasterze glacier, will have vanished by the year 2050. https://www.thelocal.at/20151211/austrias-glaciers-melting-faster-than-ever Fri, 11 Dec 2015 13:33:44 +0100 austrias-glaciers-melting-faster-than-ever With most of the world hoping the leaders and delegates gathered in Paris for the COP21 climate summit will thrash out a deal to stop global warming, here’s a look at the potentially catastrophic impact for Austria if they fail. https://www.thelocal.at/20151202/how-austria-will-change-if-global-warming-continues Wed, 02 Dec 2015 11:35:39 +0100 how-austria-will-change-if-global-warming-continues Austria has slipped by five places in a new report on global climate protection, released today in Lima, Peru as part of the United Nations Climate Conference on Monday. https://www.thelocal.at/20141208/austria-slips-in-climate-change-rankings Mon, 08 Dec 2014 21:19:00 +0100 austria-slips-in-climate-change-rankings With temperatures rising faster in the Alps than the rest of the world, alpine countries are working together to adapt to climate change and hope to set an example. https://www.thelocal.at/20141128/climate-change-endangers-alpine-villages Fri, 28 Nov 2014 10:11:00 +0100 climate-change-endangers-alpine-villages