Antarctic temperatures more than 30 degrees higher than usual

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Unusually high temperatures have been recorded in the east of Antarctica in recent days, which experts say were more than 30 degrees Celsius higher than usual for the time of year. The Dome Concordia research station at an altitude of 3,000 meters registered a “heat” record of minus 11.5 degrees Celsius on Friday, meteorologist Etienne Kapikian of Météo-France announced on Twitter on Saturday. Typically, temperatures in Antarctica drop as summer ends in the southern hemisphere. The Dumont d’Urville station recorded a record temperature of 4.9 degrees Celsius for March. The…

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Spring takes off: Up to 20 degrees this week

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Spring is not only here astronomically: according to the ZAMG forecast, Austria is in for a sunny and mild week. Temperatures may even rise above 20 degrees. Monday will be sunny and primarily cloudless; only in the southwest may there be some fog in the morning, but it will dissipate soon. The wind will be light to moderate from east to south. Early temperatures will be minus eight to plus three degrees, daytime highs eight to 18 degrees, with the highest values in the west. On Tuesday, the sunny and…

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14,500 refugees registered in Austria so far

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Fourteen thousand five hundred refugees from Ukraine have been registered in Austria. This was announced by the Ministry of the Interior this morning. In Vienna alone, 1,000 persons were registered yesterday, and 2,500 nationwide. It should be noted that the actual registration process has only been underway for precisely one week. As a result of the registration, an ID card for displaced persons can be issued. This, in turn, is a prerequisite to working in the Austrian labor market and serves as a travel document. There are currently 40 registration…

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37,192 new infections in Austria

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There are also 22 new deaths related to Covid 19 infection. From Saturday to Sunday, 37,192 new infections were reported in Austria. The average for the past seven days was 44,735 cases per day. In addition, 22 fresh deaths related to the coronavirus were reported. There are currently 447,691 active, positive cases in Austria. To date, there have been 3,466,203 positive test results in Austria. Today, 15,409 people with SARS-CoV-2 infection have died, and 3,003,103 have recovered across Austria. 200 in intensive care units Currently, 2,992 people infected with the…

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Already ten million people are on the run due to war in Ukraine

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The number of people fleeing due to war at home and abroad continues to rise. 3.4 million have already left the country. According to UN figures, the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine has already forced around ten million people to flee their homes. These people have fled to other places within Ukraine or outside the country, the head of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, wrote on the short message service Twitter on Sunday. According to the UNHCR, almost 3.4 million people have fled the war…

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131,792 new infections in Germany, incidence falls again

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In Germany, the nationwide seven-day incidence has fallen again for the first time after a prolonged period of increase. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) gave the value of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants and week on Sunday morning as 1708.7. For comparison: The day before, the value was 1,735.0; a week ago, it was 1,526.8 (previous month: 1,346.3). The health authorities in Germany reported 131,792 new Corona infections to the RKI within one day. This is according to figures that reflect the status of the RKI dashboard as of 05:04.…

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Today (March 20) begins the spring season

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When the days start to get longer again and the first blossoms sprout, spring is just around the corner when the trees begin to bear their first tender green leaves. On the one hand, there is the official beginning of spring. Although it does not strictly adhere to the calendar, this is often referred to as the calendrical beginning of spring. It should be called the astronomical beginning of spring because, in principle, it is based directly on the earth’s position about the sun and is, therefore, by definition, very…

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„We stand with Ukraine!“ benefit concert at Vienna’s Happel Stadium held

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It was a loud signal that the Austrian pop scene gave on Saturday for the war victims in Ukraine at the benefit concert in Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium. More than 40,000 fans of known Austrian pop singers attended the benefit concert. They consequently also listened to Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen, who thanked them for their willingness to help. Van der Bellen: “This war must be stopped!” “Together we are sending a strong signal for peace, for democracy, a strong signal of solidarity with Ukraine, which was attacked by…

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Parish councils are elected for five years

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In Austria’s 3,000 Roman Catholic parishes, members of the parish councils are elected today. 4.3 million Catholics aged 16 and over are eligible to vote. The size and composition of the bodies that help shape and organize parish processes vary greatly. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference recently emphasized the importance of this body and called for participation in the election. At last count, around 45,000 people belonged to parish councils throughout Austria, 28,000 as elected members. The dioceses cannot come up with concrete results of the parish council elections on Sunday.…

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