The coming days will still be warm in late summer. However, the weekend will bring an unpleasant change in the weather. Until Friday, an extensive high-pressure bridge extends from the Iberian Peninsula to northeastern Europe, providing us with late summer weather. Only on Saturday, with a frontal system from the northwest, will it briefly become unsettled before high air pressure reasserts itself on Sunday—the outlook in detail. From the night to Thursday, the sky remains starry in most parts of the country; in the west, however, compact cloud fields move…
Read MoreMonth: September 2023
The benefits of repression
According to Sigmund Freud, suppressing negative thoughts and feelings is not the best strategy for staying healthy. A new study conducted during the COV pandemic disagrees: according to it, those who actively repress fears and worries are less anxious and worried afterwards.“That clinical psychology views thought suppression negatively is due to Freud’s historical viewpoint that suppressed content persists and affects us unconsciously,” Zulkayda Mamat and Michael Anderson of the University of Cambridge write in the study, which just appeared in the journal Science Advances. It is a viewpoint they want…
Read More2.3 million women die prematurely each year
Every year, around five million people under 70 die of cancer. According to an international study, 2.3 million premature deaths involve women. Avoiding risk factors and getting an early diagnosis could save 1.5 million lives, and optimal medical care could save another 800,000 lives. “Cancer is one of the leading causes of death and among the top three causes of premature death in women worldwide in almost every country in the world,” according to the just-published “The Lancet Commissions” format of the respected medical journal, which typically focuses extensively on…
Read MoreThese are the new tricks of phone scammers
Calls from random, unknown numbers are something that almost everyone has experienced. Scammers are on the other end of the line when you pick up the phone. They claim to be Microsoft employees and ask for assistance with a technical issue, or they make claims about high EuroMillions winnings or their child being ill and in need of money right away for medical care. The police scam is also used again and again for scam calls. Number abusedWith rufnummermissbrauch.at, the regulatory authority RTR operates a website where people can report…
Read MoreOnce again, 28 degrees – summer takes off again
High Rosi provides sunshine in Austria. Despite the late season, summer tours again increase, and up to 28 degrees are expected. On Tuesday, in the lowlands and some valleys, fog and high fog patches must be expected, which will mostly dissipate in the morning. They will be somewhat more persistent in places from Flachgau to Innviertel. Away from them, the sun will shine frequently from the beginning; from the Styrian hills to the Weinviertel, a few clouds will pass through. However, it will remain predominantly dry. With a weak to…
Read MoreAustria: Mandatory deposit on disposables starting 2025
Starting in 2025, Austria will have a mandatory deposit on disposables. Anyone who buys a disposable bottle or can will pay a small amount as a deposit. This money is returned when the container is returned. The deposit applies to all non-refillable beverage bottles and cans between 0.1 and 3 litres. There is an exception for milk. Wherever drinks can be purchased, they can also be returned. In small stores, there are restrictions; they can also, for example, if the installation of vending machines is not possible, opt for a…
Read MoreCurrent Corona wave in Austria
The COVID-19 virus is back. Since the summer, however, its status as a notifiable disease has disappeared. This also implied the elimination of the rationale behind the governmental regulations that, for three years, turned life upside down with distance restrictions, mandatory masks, and lockdowns. Officially, COVID-19 is now comparable to the seasonal flu. As with influenza, how much every individual still protects themselves in the fall and winter is now up to their discretion. The current wave movementTwo weeks ago, 183 people nationwide had to be hospitalized with COVID-19, but…
Read MoreSeptember comes to a late summer end
For the most part, September is ending on a late summer note. The upcoming days are expected to be mostly sunny with rising temperatures, according to Geosphere Austria. This is a result of its high Balkan-centered center and eastern Alps-facing edges. Monday’s weather will be dominated by low-pressure differences and light winds, which will favor the persistence of fog and high fog in basins and valleys. High fog cloud cover will persist regionally into the afternoon in the east. Outside the fog zones, it is consistently sunny and mild. Early…
Read MoreAmazon Prime Video will soon show more ads
Bad news for users of Amazon Prime Video: Amazon recently officially confirmed that there will be ads in movies and series for subscribers starting in 2024. The move follows a trend among streaming services looking for additional revenue streams to cover growing costs in the industry. The company’s argument for the introduction is that subscription revenue is often insufficient to fund the production and licensing of high-quality content. Postscript: if you still don’t want advertising, you’ll have to pay more. Advertise or pay three dollars more per month.The company announced…
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