Austria and Germany are very dry. This is the driest year in a long time. Farmers have big problems. The harvest is small. Bread will cost more money soon.
Water power plants have too little water. They make less power. Salzburg makes much less power. Kaprun has full lakes. Low water helps with work at the dam.
The Rhine river has little water. Ships cannot move many goods. Trains are also slow. Frankfurt helps poor people with cool buses.
War in the Middle East makes oil expensive. Diesel and fertilizer cost more money. Prices stay high for a long time.
