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13 Mar 2008

Kirsten

In other years, Austrian mass media probably wouldn't even have noticed orcan Kirsten, our latest winter storm.

But this year they did. Probably because it was the third orcan strength storm already even though storm Kirsten already was rather weak when it reached Austria; but then of course another factor was that Kirsten caused extensive damage to our neighbour Germany. Anyway, it is frightening how much winter storms seem to increase (especially as that is what exactly global warming theories predicted for Europe).

Anyway, Kirsten is gone already and it's rainy now; and rain it should, in spring, so that plants may grow.

Today's picture, therefore, already was taken the day before yesterday. As you see, it's just a ship:

See also: Kyrill, Paula & Emma