Category: Austrian News

Climate change is also throwing a spanner in the works of white Christmas this year. According to the ZAMG forecast, a very mild weather situation with plus temperatures is emerging for the week before Christmas Eve. There will probably be no white Christmas this year either; the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) cautiously predicted a week and a half before the holiday. The Christmas holidays in Austria have become warmer by an average of one to 2.5 degrees in recent decades, and the chance of a white Christmas…

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Fraudulent text messages and emails purporting to come from the Ministry of Finance are on the rise. The real authority now warns against the scam. On Wednesday, the Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) issued a warning against fake text messages sent to citizens in the name of the authority. The fraudulent statements promise recipients a tax refund of 730.30 euros. To receive this, only personal data would have to be disclosed. WARNING: The hyperlink in these fraudulent messages leads to a fake FinanzOnline-style website that asks for personal data such…

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From the night to Wednesday and during the day, a little depression north of the Alps moves eastward, resulting in milder and moist air masses entering the country. It brings short-term warming in central locations and, thus an increased risk of freezing rain. As a result, an air mass boundary establishes over the country’s north, separating icy air over northern Central Europe from the warm Mediterranean atmosphere. The forecast in detail: Dense clouds will persist on Wednesday, already in the morning, especially north of the Alps. In addition, it will…

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On Tuesday, it will remain icy; only on Wednesday will it be a little warmer – but only at higher altitudes. Dangerous freezing rain is the result. On Monday, the -20-degree mark was cracked in inhabited valley areas for the first time this winter. This happened in Schmirn (-20.7°C) and St. Jakob Im Defereggental (-20.3°C), according to the UBIMET weather center. The night to Tuesday will be similarly cold. Locally -20 degrees are still within reach; otherwise, moderate to severe frost between -5 and -15 degrees is in sight. Tuesday…

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According to the ZAMG forecast, the coming days will pass without snow chaos, but temperatures will remain wintry cold. There was no snow chaos over the weekend – and there should be none for the coming days. However, the temperatures in Austria are and remain wintry. The weekly weather forecast of the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics in detail: ZAMG forecast: It remains cold in AustriaAlong the northern side of the Alps and in the north and east, sun and clouds will alternate on Monday. Isolated snow showers are…

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On Sunday, 4,714 new Corona infections were reported by authorities in Austria. Nearly 1,200 covid patients are in hospital. Especially the area districts Liesing, Floridsdorf, and Donaustadt, have gained new residents.The Corona situation in Austria is gradually coming to a head again. As expected by experts in their latest assessment, higher cases are now being registered with increasing frequency every week. The 2,617 new infections meant a slight decrease, but Tuesday (4,669 new cases) and Wednesday (6,689 new infections) showed that the trend of the numbers is rising again. A…

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The Analog was yesterday. The digital driver’s license is the first “eAusweis” in Austria and works via cell phone. Using the app “eAusweise,” every motor vehicle driver in Austria can now digitize their driver’s license. For the time being, the digital driver’s license is valid exclusively in Austria, but it will also be valid within the entire EU. To use the free app via Android or iOS, one has to log in to the “Digital Office” application with the proof of identity “ID Austria.” State Secretary for Digitalization Florian Tursky…

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On Wednesday, six thousand six hundred eighty-nine new Corona infections were reported in Austria. More than 1,000 Corona-infected people were in the hospital, 59 in intensive care units. Coronavirus spread in wastewater decreasesThe 6,689 new Corona infections reported by the Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) on Wednesday are above the average of 4,786 cases over the past seven days. 1,055 Corona patients hospitalizedThe hospital treated 1,055 infected people Wednesday morning, 103 more than a week ago. Fifty-nine affected individuals required intensive care. On the day, five covid deaths…

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Austria is facing an exciting weather situation this weekend, which can provide a winter onset to low altitudes. Forecast. Although Austria’s temperature level is in line with the seasonal average, it has only been enough for wintry conditions away from the mountains for a short time so far. This changes over the weekend as the weather situation turns. According to the Austrian Severe Weather Center experts, an Italian low will bring increased snowfall, and even at low altitudes, regionally striking fresh snow is on the horizon. Currently, the Alpine region…

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