Desselbrunn, Austria - Recent

Cooler water temperature in Traunfall, a scenic waterfall in Austria, is attracting streams of summer vacationers as rising global temperature has driven holiday-makers from traditional Mediterranean resorts.

Traunfall is a 200-meter-long and 12-meter-tall waterfall of the river Traun in Upper Austria. With a water temperature of around 15 degrees Celsius, it is worth swapping a vacation in the Mediterranean for a cool vacation.

According to projections by the European Union, an average temperature rise of 4 degrees Celsius will reduce the number of summer tourists in the Mediterranean by up to 10 percent.

Austria is already seeing an increase in summer tourists over recent years. In 2023, Austria's tourism sector registered 3.6 percent more overnight stays during summer than the same period in 2022, according to Statistics Austria.

Shotlist:
Desselbrunn, Austria - Recent:
1. Various of summer vacationers diving, swimming, playing with water at Traunfall;
2. SOUNDBITE (English) David Steinmaier, tourist (starting with shot 1):
"Yeah it's pretty cold but it's a cool feeling to get the kick and the adrenaline." ;
3. Various of summer vacationers at Traunfall;
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Lara Ulbrich, tourist (partially overlaid with shot 5):
"It's maybe not that hot here than in other places like Spain when you have 45 degrees outside. Here it's more comfortable.";
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5. Summer vacationers playing with water;
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6. Summer vacationer diving;
7. Aerial shot of Traunfall;
8. Aerial shots of vacationers on lakeside;
9. Vacationers, warning sign;
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Tanja Gruber, official, Austrian National Tourist Office (starting with shot 9/partially overlaid with shot 11):
"We do not only focus on the topic of cooler temperatures in Austria during summer and refreshing lakes or our cool mountains, but it's a part of our communications campaign. Climate change throughout the next years will indeed have a huge impact on tourism.";
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11. Tourism brochure;
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12. Various of summer vacationers boating, walking in water;
13. Various of grassland, mountains.

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