Current Issues

Because of Corona, many Christmas markets in Germany were cancelled. One was reannounced after it had been cancelled first, others are supposed to be scaled down. This is what the Corona Christmas market situation will look like.

The next time change is coming up this Sunday, October 25th, 2020. But how long will this nonsense continue? And what way will we have to set that dusty kitchen…

What using winter tires is concerned, Germany has its rules. But just following those will not make drivers as safe as they should be. There are recommendations…

Whoever thought the summer was over should think again. It isn't. The last heatwave of the year is already on its way, at full throttle.

In Brandenburg province, a wild boar died of African Swine Fever. Now the authorities are alarmed, both in Germany and abroad.

In Germany, the Federal Authority for Civil Protection (BBK) conceded there was a problem on the nationwide Warning Day. The NINA warning app partially failed.…

On Thursday at 11:00 a.m., media and communication devices in Germany will go berserk. A nationwide alarm for testing purposes will be seen and heard. All 16 federal states are part of Warning Day.

For the first time in decades, all German disaster warning systems will be tested on September 10th, 2020. In the information age, there are many of those.

Germany was hit by a heatwave earlier this week. Its peak was registered on Saturday, with temperatures of up to 38 degrees Centigrade (100 degrees Fahrenheit)…

Hot air from Africa is coming to Germany. Forecasters say it will cause a heatwave starting as early as today. Temperatures of up to 98 degrees Fahrenheit are expected this coming weekend.