Global warming: 1.5-degree limit exceeded for the first time in 2024

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Global warming exceeded 1.5 degrees Celsius for the first time last year. According to the report published on Friday by the EU climate change service Copernicus, the Earth’s average temperature was 1.6 degrees Celsius higher than in the years 1850 to 1900. Climate researchers speak of a “warning signal.” Copernicus Director Carlo Buontempo described the development as unbelievable. Every month in 2024 was the warmest or second-warmest month since records began. At the same time, each of the last ten years (2015-2024) was among the ten warmest since records began.…

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Thousands of vacancies: City of Vienna urgently looking for staff

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The City of Vienna—with around 67,000 employees—is responding to demographic change and the associated shortage of skilled workers with a comprehensive personnel offensive. Since March 2023, measures such as increased advertising and job fairs have been taken to attract new employees in a targeted manner. These initiatives led to a 40 percent increase in applications in 2023, as reported by ORF. An average of around 7,900 applications were received for around 500 advertised positions each month.In 2023, 6,052 people joined the municipal service, exceeding the number of people leaving. The…

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Cold warning for Austria: The weekend brings minus 15 degrees

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Freezing temperatures will follow stormy nights. “Increased cold temperatures are to be expected,” says GeoSphere. The thermometer is expected to show minus 15 degrees in some places at the weekend, at least in the morning.Saturday, 11 January, will remain relatively “mild” during the day. Between Flachgau and central Burgenland, dense fields of cloud will continue to gather. “These will also bring a few snowflakes in the form of showers on the northern flanks of the mountains. In the west and south, it will be sunny and free of precipitation all…

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Europe’s best city break destinations in 2025: Vienna lands in 12th place

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The new year is here—the perfect time to make travel plans for 2025! Whether you’re looking for relaxing days on the beach, action-packed ski trips, or long hikes, the possibilities are endless. But nothing beats a good old city break. Instead of always heading for the usual suspects like Rome or Venice, it’s worth looking at lesser-known but equally fascinating destinations. The renowned travel magazine “Time Out” has published a list of the best city break destinations for 2025. The focus is not only on the famous classics but also…

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Phishing is getting bolder: don’t just watch out for emails and text messages

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Phishing attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated, and the focus is no longer just on e-mail and SMS. A new study shows that fraudsters are also targeting other methods. Phishing via search engines is on the riseAccording to a new analysis by security company Netskope, the number of clicks on phishing links increased significantly in 2024. What is particularly worrying is that almost 20 percent of these clicks were made via search engines. There, attackers specifically use advertisements to place fake pages in the results. People searching for popular shopping portals…

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Pope warns of real danger of world war

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“Faced with the increasingly concrete threat of world war, the vocation of diplomacy is to promote dialogue with all, even with those interlocutors who are considered ‘uncomfortable’ or who would not feel legitimized to negotiate,” the Pope said. In his speech, the Pope emphasized that “a diplomacy of hope” is necessary. This is the only way “to break the chains of hatred and revenge that hold us captive and to defuse the mechanisms of human selfishness, pride, and arrogance, which are at the root of every warlike will that destroys,”…

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Study: Morning coffee lowers the risk of death

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Coffee in the morning protects the heart, according to a new study. People who drink coffee mainly in the morning have a lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease than those who do not drink coffee or drink coffee throughout the day. For the study published on Wednesday in the “European Health Journal,” researchers from Tulane University in the USA analyzed data from over 40,000 adults. The test subjects participated in the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 1999 to 2018. The results showed that morning coffee drinkers…

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Urgent warning to all Gmail users: Beware of a sophisticated phishing scam

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A sophisticated phishing campaign uses Google Calendar to deceive Gmail users, raising alarm bells among cybersecurity experts. According to Check Point Software Technologies, cybercriminals are sending fake meeting invitations that appear legitimate. These invitations redirect victims to phishing websites that mimic Google’s platforms. They are asked to provide sensitive information such as login credentials and credit card details there. How the scam works: Hackers exploit trust in Google’s services to carry out their attacks. Victims receive seemingly authentic meeting invitations via Google Calendar, according to Trend. When clicking on links…

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Storm warning for the east of Austria

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Thursday begins with a few clouds. While the sun will prevail at times in the north, it will remain cloudy in the south, and it will rain in phases. A cold front will arrive in the west in the evening, and it will rain again in Tyrol and Vorarlberg towards the evening. The wind will blow weakly to moderately in the mountains, briskly from southerly directions. Early temperatures are minus 3 to plus 7 degrees, and daytime highs are 5 to 13 degrees. The night gets stormyThe cold front moves…

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