No hot summer in the city…
Germany’s Berliner Zeitung reports that this year’s rainy and not so warm summer has taken on toll on Berlin’s public outdoor swimming pools.
Too cool and rainy. Berlin’s public swimming pools have seen low visitor turnout this year in a summer that earlier had been projected to be one of the hottest on record. Symbol image by Grok 3 AI.
20% visitor decline
Due to a cool and rainy summer, Berlin’s outdoor swimming pools have seen a significant drop in visitor numbers, with 300,000 fewer visits compared to the previous year, a decline of 20%.
Early this summer climate alarmists went hysterical as some climate “experts” warned the coming summer would be “hellish” and be among the record hottest, if not the hottest. Instead, it was a rainy one with little heat.
This has negatively impacted revenues and forced the postponement or reduction of planned investments, according to the Berliner Zeitung. Some pools have also stopped heating their water to save on energy costs, resulting in colder temperatures.