Still no sign of early summer: as the experts from Geosphere Austria predicted on Sunday, it will remain wet and cool in the coming week. The culprit is an Italian low, expected to spread over the entire country from Tuesday.Monday starts in the west and north with many dense clouds and rain. In the day, however, the clouds will loosen up locally, and by the evening, there will finally be a mix of dense clouds with some sunshine in almost all parts of the country. However, the tendency for showers…
Read MoreMOTHER’S DAY INTERNATIONAL – HOW MOTHERS ARE CELEBRATED WORLDWIDE
Mother’s Day is always on the second Sunday in May—a welcome occasion to take a closer look at this Day. Mothers’ Day is celebrated worldwide, but not in the same way everywhere. There are differences in many countries as far as the date is concerned. How this special Day is celebrated also varies from country to country. We have taken a closer look at customs and traditions for Mother’s Day worldwide! WHERE DOES MOTHER’S DAY COME FROM?As far back as ancient Greece, celebrations were held in honor of Rhea, the…
Read MoreThese commonly used disinfectants are harmful to health, study finds
Certain types of disinfectants are not said to be without health risks, several scientists: warning as part of a new study. The health crisis has radically changed our relationship with health, viruses, and bacteria. We remember it well: the successive lockdowns triggered a run on masks and hygiene products. Today, many restaurants have a bottle of hydroalcoholic gel next to the front door, and cleansing wipes have also become popular. Scientists, however, explain that these are often not used correctly and that some of the substances they contain can lead…
Read MoreThis is the perfect temperature for your refrigerator
Hardly anyone gives it much thought: the right temperature around the refrigerator and freezer. A survey by the electrical mail order company AO has revealed that many people in Europe have not set their refrigerators correctly. Yet the temperature is essential for the shelf life of stored food. This is the right temperature.The best temperature for your refrigerator is between 3 and 5 degrees Celsius. Thirty-one percent of the people surveyed set it too cold, and 25 percent too warm. Both are not recommended and should be avoided at all…
Read MoreExtreme heat: due to man-made climate change
According to a study, the recent extreme heat in Spain and other countries in the western Mediterranean region is most likely due to artificial climate change. It has made record temperatures around 40 degrees in Spain, Portugal, Morocco, and Algeria at least a hundred times more likely. Parts of southwestern Europe and North Africa were gripped by extreme heat a few days ago, with maximum temperatures of up to 41 degrees recorded in the region, according to the international research network World Weather Attribution (WWA) report). Such heat at the…
Read MoreRain and cool temperatures: Austria currently has to wait for spring
The Ice Saints bring fresh snow and lots of rain to Austria. The weekend will be unsettled, cloudy, and rainy. Mother’s Day will also literally fall in the water. In addition, the maximum values are between 11 and 15 degrees, which is too cool for the season, according to weather experts. The reason for this is an Italian low. According to the forecast, the rainy days will continue next week. Improvement is not in sight until Friday, May 19. There is also goes with the temperatures, especially in the west…
Read MoreComputer hard drives would no longer exist in 5 years
Slowly but surely, the era of hard drives is ending. If the chief development officer of flash storage specialist Pure Storage has his way, that end won’t be creeping along for long but will come more suddenly than expected. Shawn Rosemarin predicts that no more hard disks will be sold after 2028. However, the decisive factor is not the falling price per GB in the consumer sector. Here, the price difference between HDD and SSD is already so slight that people are happy to pay a bit more for the…
Read MoreThe largest explosion ever observed in the cosmos discovered
An automated telescope in the U.S. sounded the alarm in 2020. Astronomers think the reason is a supernova or a star crashing into a black hole. But apparently, something else fell into a black hole – with unprecedented consequences. About eight billion years ago, a large cloud of hydrogen crashed into a supermassive black hole – triggering the most energetic explosion ever observed by astronomers. The burst of radiation was ten times more powerful than any known supernova and lasted for more than three years, scientists led by Philip Wiseman…
Read MoreWhy this fruit shouldn’t be eaten for breakfast
Everyone says you should eat enough fruit. Therefore, many integrate sweet natural gifts into their breakfasts, so they can start loading with vitamins. But British nutrition expert Dr. Daryl Gioffre breaks down which fruit you should instead not resort to in the morning. What does it have to do with it, and what should be on the plate? Perhaps this comes as a surprise to some, but the fruit referred to is bananas. They are healthy and taste good, but in the morning, they can have side effects that negatively…
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