Day: October 9, 2024

Wind, rain, and cooler air on Thursday in Austria

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Wind, rain, and cooler air on ThursdayOn Thursday, “Kirk” will bring rain, fresh winds, and cooler air to Austria from the west. In the eastern half of the country, it will initially still be warm and sunny at times, but towards the afternoon, the clouds will thicken here, too, and it will get wet. Most rain will be concentrated in Vorarlberg, the Tyrolean lowlands, East Tyrol, Salzburg, and Carinthia. By the afternoon, the rain will also reach Styria and Burgenland. Danger of flooding and mudslidesThe heavy rain may lead to…

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Comet visible over Austria from October 12

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The comet named “Tsuchinshan Atlas” should also be visible in Austria from October 12.Not only auroras possible at the weekend: According to the Vienna Astronomy Association (WAA) and comet expert Michael Jäger, the striking tail is developing extremely promisingly, as reported to the APA. Jäger, chairman of the Martinsberg Astronomical Center (Lower Austria), photographed the “striking phenomenon” in Namibia.For WAA CEO Alexander Pikhard, Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas, observed for the first time in early 2023 by the eponymous telescope facilities in China and South Africa, “lives up to its promise.” In addition…

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Make the most of the 2025 window days: How to have 56 days off

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Next year, some holidays will once again fall during the week. So it’s worth taking a few extra days off (if your colleagues agree). With clever planning, you can secure 56 days off throughout the year, as the travel platform Urlaubsguru has calculated.It all starts in spring: Easter Monday falls on April 21, and May 1 on a Thursday. If you take eight days off, you can stay home from Saturday, April 19, to May 4, i.e., 16 days. The next opportunity to extend your vacation is in June: if…

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Second warmest September since records began

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According to the EU’s Copernicus Earth Observation Program, last month was the second warmest September ever recorded worldwide.Only in September 2023 was the global average temperature even higher, the Copernicus Climate Service announced on Tuesday. Since records began, 2024 is increasingly likely to be the world’s warmest year. New record highs reachedCopernicus, which uses billions of measurements from satellites, ships, airplanes, and weather stations for its calculations, explained that new record highs have already been reached from January to September 2024. As a result, it is “almost certain that 2024…

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