PHIVA and PHIBA conduct sports tournaments in Vienna

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Sports tournaments hold immense importance for the Filipino community, playing a crucial role in fostering unity, camaraderie, fair play, and the preservation of culture. In Austria, the Philippine Volleyball in Austria (PHIVA) and Philippine Basketball in Austria (PHIBA) initiated Volleyball and Basketball tournaments in Vienna to make sports a unifying force, bringing together Filipinos to celebrate their shared love for sports and their cultural heritage. The games took place on two weekends – June 3.-4. and 17. – 18., 2023 – in the Sporthalle, Florian Hederdorferstrasse 24, 1100 Vienna. „The…

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First 35 degrees, then thunderstorms rage in Austria

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A heat wave is rolling over Austria in the next few days, with temperatures rising to 37 degrees. However, thunderstorms are also to be expected. With a westerly high-altitude current, subtropical and increasingly sultry air reaches the Alpine region. Showers and local heat thunderstorms will be limited to the mountains on Tuesday. From midweek, the risk of thunderstorms will increase significantly, with some severe thunderstorms also developing in the lowlands. On Tuesday, a relatively lovely mix of sun and mostly harmless veil clouds will dominate; only on the northern side…

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The climate in Europe warms up faster and faster

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According to UN and EU climate experts, Europe must prepare for increasingly deadly heat waves due to global warming. Last year, the average temperature was about 2.3 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, according to the annual report published Monday by the European Earth observation program Copernicus and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). This confirms Europe’s status as the fastest-warming continent on Earth. According to the report, temperatures in Europe rose by 1.5 degrees in the three decades to 2021 alone. Last year, all of Europe groaned under the hottest summer…

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Humanity has pumped out so much groundwater that the earth is tilting

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Humans are pumping out so much groundwater that the North Pole moves by 4.36 centimetres yearly. Researchers at Seoul National University in South Korea have discovered this. This makes it the second most crucial factor in shifting the Earth’s axis. The fact that mass is distributed on the Earth and thus changes its inclination is not peculiar. One main reason for this is mass shifts in the Earth’s interior, the oceans and the atmosphere. Natural and climate catastrophes such as earthquakes or glacial melt also cause small but measurable changes…

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Switch off your smartphone at night: How to take care of yourself and your device

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In this age of digitalization, it’s hard to imagine life without our smartphones. We are constantly typing away on it or sending photos. But for this reason, you should also turn it off sometimes. Anyone with a smartphone knows the need to be constantly reachable or play games on it. Email, photos, or short messages can be sent to another person with a swipe across the screen. Practical, but the uninterrupted use of the mobile phone has disadvantages. The constant companionThe Südkurier asked whether the constant use of the smartphone…

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Donauinselfest 2023: Danube Island Festival Plan 2023: All stages and stations

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The Vienna Danube Island Festival 2023 – from June 23 to 25, 2023 – festival area stretches over a length of 4.5 kilometres from the North Bridge in the west to the Reichsbrücke in the east of the Danube Island. In four areas and on 13 stages, visitors to the Donauinselfest will be offered an extensive music programme and an action-packed sports and leisure programme. Here you can find the Danube Island Festival Plan 2023, with an overview of all the stages on the Danube Island. We recommend public transport…

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Heat is followed by storms and cooling all over Austria

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The coming week will bring a lot of heat, followed by thunderstorms, posing a potential storm risk. On Friday, however, the summery guest performance with temperatures of up to 35 degrees Celsius will end for the time being: a striking cold front will take over from the west, according to the forecast by Geosphere Austria on Sunday. On Monday, there will still be passing clouds to the north and west, but sunshine will predominate before some spring clouds form somewhat over the mountains in the afternoon. Subsequently, thunderstorms or rain…

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Five interesting facts about Coffee

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Coffee is universally loved: but even the most significant coffee lovers might not know the following five facts about the pick-me-up. These five facts about coffee are guaranteed to be new to you: Coffee lovers take note: Five facts about the drink Coffee is a fruit. Coffee beans are not dark in colour from the start: They are still green immediately after harvesting. Coffee in moderation is healthier than you think. Coffee before or after dinner? If you drink coffee in the evening at six before dinner, the effect is…

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Climate bonus: So many do not receive the maximum amount

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This week, the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) and the Greens determined how much the climate bonus will be in the individual municipalities. Only every third person receives the maximum amount of the climate bonusThose who live in the countryside receive more, those in cities less. The bonus will be paid out as of September. Adults receive 110 euros (in Vienna’s inner city) and 220 euros (in rural municipalities). Depending on where you live, you will receive 110, 150, 185 or a maximum of 220 euros from September. Children and youths…

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