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Die Donau unter Druck: Wie der Klimawandel Österreichs größten Fluss verändert

A science feature from a Viennese weekly: low water, warm water, floods — what the climate crisis means for the Danube. Watch the passive in all its forms: with modal verbs, in every tense, and as a state.

Tap any word. Dotted = in the glossary.0/5 questions

What happens to shipping in hot, dry summers?

Why did Vienna's flood defences on the Danube hold?

Why is warmer water a problem for the Huchen?

What happened in the Donau-Auen in the 1980s?

What does Dr Lindner say about restoring the river?