Hottest German Summer Of 2018: Major Heat Wave & Drought Hurting The Economy

Germany is reeling under declining manufacturing due to trade war with America, Saudi and Russia, a global trade slowdown, weak Euro, weak banks etc. Only some Brexit related jobs are moving from UK.

And now a heat wave is hurting their food reserves and bringing food prices lower and hurting the farmers.

Famous Autobahn roads are blowing up due to 60 degree centigrade heat, airport runaways have been damaged, train tracks have buckled in some areas and lines closed.

It’s expected that in the future, temperatures will continue to rise globally but in the colder countries, the damage could be both to their economy (with drought, changing farming patterns etc.) and the way people are used to living (in insulated homes not well prepared for prolonged hot weather and poorer infrastructure).

4 June 2018: May and April 2018 hottest in Germany since 1881

A documentary worth watching:

6 Aug 2018: Summer of extremes - crowded beaches and failing crops | DW Documentary

7 Aug 2018: Is Germany's Heat Wave a Preview of the Future?

4 Aug 2018: Could the heat and extreme weather shift climate change denial?

“Germany, the second largest European wheat exporter, has been hard hit with a heatwave that occurred in May, rising temperatures to a level unseen since 1881 at that time of the year. The country’s farmers’ association DBV has reported that wheat production would be down 25% this yearand has called out for $1.2 billion in drought relief. “

3 Aug 2018: Persistent heatwave cuts down European grain production giving U.S. farmers scope for increasing grain exports

6 Aug 2018: Heat kills thousands of fish in River Rhine

26 July 2018: Deadly forest fires are burning across Greece, and these photos show how 9 other European countries are battling fires amid a punishing heatwave

27 July 2018: Can Germany's supposedly crumbling infrastructure hold up against extreme heat?

“"We expect billions in losses," DBV president Joachim Rukwied told German media last week.”

29 July 2018: Record drought grips Germany's breadbasket

1 Aug 2018: Germany's grain output again revised downward

4 Aug 2018 : Scorching Summer in Europe Signals Long-Term Climate Changes