it concluded that winter precipitation in austria and in the greater alpine region is likely to increase by between and by and that temperatures will increase throughout the year by c in summer and by c in winter ait heat waves are expected to be an increasing problem especially in urban areas climate change is also expected to lead to increases in natural hazards climchalp korck et al this can be seen from the emdat disaster database cred which contains details of major disasters more than casualties or people affected or a declaration of a state of emergency