admin

Weather in Austria: Changeable weekend – but it’s getting warmer

October 11, 2024 admin

The weather at the weekend will once again show its changeable side. On Friday, low pressure will bring some rain showers along the northern side of the Alps and snow or sleet showers above 1,600 meters. In the meantime, the sun will appear again and again, except in the northern congestion. Fewer showers will be to the east, while the south and southeast will remain largely precipitation-free. A brisk westerly wind will prevail in the Danube region and on the eastern edge of the Alps. Early temperatures will range from…

Austria is the “friendliest country in Europe”

October 11, 2024October 11, 2024 admin

The magazine “Condé Nast Traveller” has created a big surprise with its new reader poll: Austria is in first place for the first time. As part of its annual “Readers’ Choice Awards,” the travel magazine Condé Nast Traveller recently determined the friendliest countries in Europe. The first-placed country was surprising in many places. “With an impressive debut on our list, Austria dethrones last year’s winner, Ireland, and is voted the friendliest country in Europe by our readers,” says the Condé Nast Traveler website. As a result, the magazine explains the…

UNIDO Fireside Chat on Urban Heat in Partnership with C40 Cities

October 11, 2024October 11, 2024 admin

Vienna, 10 October 2024 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), in collaboration with C40 Cities, hosted a crucial “Fireside Chat on Urban Heat” at the United Nations headquarters in Vienna. The event brought together key figures from urban development and experts from academia to address the growing threat of urban heat, a pressing issue as climate change accelerates and urbanization intensifies globally. Assistant Secretary Romeo M. Montenegro of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), representing the Philippines, highlighted the importance of international cooperation in mitigating the risks of urban…

Filter coffee or espresso: the healthiest coffee is…

October 10, 2024October 10, 2024 admin

Austrians drink around 2.6 cups of coffee every day. This corresponds to around 1,000 cups or 145 liters per year. The different brewing methods have advantages and disadvantages—and not just in terms of taste. But which preparation method is healthier – filter coffee or espresso? The answer: it depends… The advantages of filter coffeeFilter coffee has been making a comeback for some years now—not only because of its taste but also because of its health benefits. The substances cafestol and kahweol, which increase LDL cholesterol in the blood, remain in…

Global warming above 1.5 degrees has irreversible consequences

October 10, 2024October 10, 2024 admin

Greenhouse gas emissions are currently being insufficiently reduced, which is why some people are flirting with the idea of allowing the global temperature rise to exceed 1.5 degrees, Austrian scientists complain. Even if the climate could be cooled down again later by removing CO2 from the atmosphere, much of the damage would be irreparable, they explain in the scientific journal “Nature”.Carl-Friedrich Schleussner and Joeri Rogelj from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Laxenburg (Lower Austria) and an international team carried out model calculations to determine the consequences…

Wind, rain, and cooler air on Thursday in Austria

October 9, 2024October 10, 2024 admin

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…

Comet visible over Austria from October 12

October 9, 2024October 9, 2024 admin

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…

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

October 9, 2024October 9, 2024 admin

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…

Second warmest September since records began

October 9, 2024October 9, 2024 admin

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…