In the middle of winter!
Will the horror ever stop?
Frozen Europe grinds to a halt: Chaos in Germany as -20C blizzards halt trains, planes and traffic while 135mph Storm Goretti triggers mass blackouts hit in France…
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democrat Union (CDU) cancelled its first significant party meeting of the year due to severe weather brought by the storm, called Storm Elli in Germany.
There’s lots of snow and ice in Germany right now. In the winter OMG (this is where you say “but weather isn’t climate”)!
Why wasn’t the government prepared for this?
Germany braces for extreme weather and disruptions – Forecasters warned of treacherous conditions that could cause flight and other delays. Meanwhile the UK and US are also dealing with severe wintry conditions.
I love the smell of CO2 in the morning.
Snowstorms cause havoc on German motorways – Drivers with summer tires were stuck due to 10cm snowfall.
Snowstorms in Germany’s Bavaria region caused havoc on motorways on Sunday morning.
10cm of snow caused problems for many drivers who had switched to summer tyres, leaving them slipping or stuck.
The A9 motorway between Bayreuth and Pegnitz was particularly affected.
That means: “What causes the extreme winter weather?”
In January. In Germany.
This was a real question asked and addressed by Germany’s ARD state TV channel. And they were serious. It wasn’t meant to be a joke. But it certainly is.
“Climate crisis” hysteria has brought us to the point where perfectly natural seasonal weather is now seen as a threat in need of an explanation and a solution.
Is making it cr-cr-critically c-cold here at the moment.
Ausgerechnet (of all times) in December, too. If I lived in Munich I’d fly to the south to escape if I could but I couldn’t so I wouldn’t so I won’t.
Germany: Munich airport suspends flights amid heavy – Flights at Germany’s second-biggest airport were canceled until noon. Heavy snow submerged the Bavarian capital, with public transport also suspended.
Climate crisis deadly.
And it’s getting deadlier all the time. Namely, whenever the temperature isn’t “just right.” Whatever “that “just right” might be.
German authorities urge people to stay home amid deadly winter weather – Authorities in western Germany on Tuesday urged residents to stay home, warning of life-threatening danger, after a burst of winter weather led to hazardous roads, leaving two people dead.
The sudden onset of winter led to several accidents and people being trapped in their vehicles due to slippery roads and fallen branches caused by snowfall in many parts of Germany.
Flock means flake. Like snowflake. Get it?
Heavy snowstorm pounds Germany, upends travel – A snowstorm and strong winds pounded northern and western Germany on Sunday, forcing trains to cancel trips and leading to hundreds of vehicle crashes. Police said 28 people were injured on icy roads. Climate Change just ain’t what it used to be.
In related news (sort of): Too soon to end German lockdown, says Bavarian leader Soeder.
Deutschland im “Flockdown“: Verkehrchaos auf Autobahnen: “Lage ist katastrophal.”
And some even maintain that the climate has never not changed. No, for real.
But this here is only weather. Meaning it is unreal. Or fake, if you prefer. Snow in February? In Germany? What a topsy-turvy world we now live in, folks. When will these capricious shifts in weather, I mean climate patterns ever end? Somebody do something about it already.
Germany braces for extreme winter weather – DWD, the German Weather Service, forecast heavy snow and icy temperatures this weekend. Officials said non-essential journeys should be avoided as a number of train services were axed.
That means snow chaos. And that’s what Bavaria and Austria are experiencing these days. Right in the middle of winter, of all seasons.
Lots of snow used to be lots of snow but today we prefer to call it “an extreme weather phenomenon.” And that’s what makes things so chaotic, I guess. And it all has to do with global warming, I’m told. And this is caused by humans. As the globe warms, you see, it produces more snow in the winter, or something like that. Counter-intuitive, granted, but I’m no global warming scientist – not like my bus driver and everybody else out there on the street these days. I’m going to read up on it one of these days, though. I promise. Maybe in the Spring once everything has thawed out again.
Das seit Tagen andauernde Schneechaos in den bayerischen Alpen ist noch lange nicht vorbei.
And twisted an ankle or something.
And this German Bauernregel (farmer or folk saying) doesn’t sound very promising, either: „Wie das Wetter um den Frühlingsanfang, so hält es sich den ganzen Sommer lang.” As the weather begins in spring, all through the summer will be the same thing. Dumb-ass farmers.
Eiskalt kehrt der Winter zurück.
Observing Hermann 