Tagged With "Swiss Siberia"
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Re: Yes, Winter's coming: France gets first snow
Hurricane Joaquin crossed the Atlantic and got split in two by the jet stream. France got trapped in the middle of the two. Allowing cold air from Siberia to blow across northern Europe. So the Geese have arrived here on the wind too. 3 Weeks too early. Its what the remnants of Hurricanes do.
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Re: Swiss wine-growers look for good news in climate change
"The NASA Earth Observatory notes three particularly cold intervals: one beginning about 1650, another about 1770, and the last in 1850, each separated by intervals of slight warming" Swiss Farms and Villages were destroyed by the advancing glaciers during the mini-ice ages. 1.6C is not a great recovery in 100 years.
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Re: Hole-y cow! Swiss cheese 3000 years old?
3,000 years old? ? Would that make it extra mature or vintage ?
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Arctic Birds on Migration: Saskatchewan
Many of the Arctic birds are large white birds such as geese and swans but also include smaller and different coloured sandpipers and other birds. Where is the best place to see these magnificent Arctic birds? The most...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, April 25, 2015: Форт-Росс (Fort Ross)
It had been raining off and on as I drove down California Highway 1 along the Mendocino and Sonoma County coast, when I arrived at the closed gate to Fort Ross State Historic park, a real blow. I hadn’t visited this beautiful and...
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Skyscraper hotel planned for Swiss valley
A 100-suite luxury hotel, the same height as the Empire State Building, is planned for a tiny Swiss town of only 1000 residents. Room rates would run from just under $1000 a night to nearly $25,000 a night. It's aimed at (VERY) wealthy guests from the...
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Zermatt's Saint Bernards retire from pictures
Modern times have decimated traditional ways and images all over the world; this evening I was devastated to learn that the famous Saint Bernards whose image, with brandy keg, says "Alpine" whenever and wherever you see it, are no longer used in...
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Red Squirrels
Ian Cook shares some great photos and a detailed natural history of the charming Red squirrel, whose population is declining.
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Mistakes to Avoid on Your First Trip to Russia
Sophie offers some helpful suggestions to those making their first joiurney to Russia (sponsored content)
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Spring cleaning in Switzerland: when the snow melts...
Spring cleaning in the Swiss Alps is a little different from airing out the bedding and mopping the floors. When the snow melts in the spring, everything left behind over the winter comes to the surface in a sometimes disgusting display. Since...
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Talk about green! Endangered sheep keep Swiss tracks mowed
The Swiss Federal Railway (SBB) has hired a crew of 80 sheep to keep the railsides mowed in areas where machines can't reach. The sheep are of the Skudde variety, a domestic variety that almost disappeared in the 1970s. The sheep are moved from town...
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Swiss wine-growers look for good news in climate change
Swiss vineyards near Sion Photo: Valery Heritier / Wikimedia A Swiss federal agriculture expert says that climate change is “positive overall for Swiss wine growers because it guarantees better...
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Busy beaver blocks Swiss highway
Switzerland's A1 motorway, the main route connecting the country's east and west, was closed for several hours yesterday near Courgevaux in Fribourg Canton by a major landslide caused by a beaver. The rodent wasn't actually on the scene...
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"Swiss Siberia" hits 0° while Europe bakes
Most of Europe has been experiencing a heatwave so far this summer, with sustained temperatures in the high 90s(F, high 30s C), causing discomfort and health issues across the continent. And yet, one village in Switzerland closed out August by falling...
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Swiss court orders cows to be quiet at night
Well, actually, the owner has been ordered to keep the cows quiet by removing their bells at night. Neighbors in his small town in the Zurich-Oberland area complained that the 27 cows were keeping them from sleeping at night. The conflict has...
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Heat wave leads Swiss to cut bus/train fares
With temperatures still high and ozone pollution levels rising, Swiss authorities have moved to encourage weekend travelers to leave their cars at home by temporarily cutting train and bus fares. In Geneva, all forms of transit will continue at...
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World Class Shoe Museum In Small Swiss Town
Generations of Bally's collected shoes and they are on display in Schönenwerd, Switzerland. Bally is a 164-year-old fashion and leather goods brand best known for its shoes. The museum is in a 18th century manor...
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Even giant pumpkins feel the heat
Euope's hotter than usual summer took its toll on visitors, residents, tempers, zoo animals and even on gigantic pumpkins. This year;s winner of the annual Swiss pumpkin-growing competition weighed in at a mere 3/4 of a ton (750kg or 1653 lbs). ...
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Drones set to help deliver Swiss Mail
We knew it had to happen sometime. Drones are starting crowd the skies, serving their human masters and probably making our lives a little more convenient. Amazon.com plans on using them for quick deliveries close to their...
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Toronto's Bata Shoe Museum
After years of resistance, PHeymont visits a shoe museum and is chagrined at what he'd missed.
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March 1, 2018: Hightown, Liverpool. Winter's back!
Just when you thought it was safe to go out in your shorts again - the wind turns from the Sahara and a pleasant 10c. to Siberia, Russia. The Thermometer drops to minus16c. Looks pretty on photos though.
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Russia to Open Up Gulags as "Tourist Camps"?
Russia’s hard labor camps, known as gulags, could now be preserved and turned into “tourist camps”. The plan was announced this week by the regional tourist department in eastern Siberia Read...
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Robots on the Road to deliver Swiss packages
The Swiss postal service is trying out rolling robots that can deliver parcels within about a 5km radius of home.
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10 Places To Visit Before They Disappear From Earth
The media so often tell us about the changes in the Earth’s climate and landscape related to human activity, that we have ceased to attach great importance to this. Global warming - it has been talked about for decades, but we don’t feel it, rising sea levels are somehow far away from us and are not perceived as a danger. Meanwhile, there are a large number of beautiful parts of our planet, on which these changes have a tremendous and disastrous effect. Taj Mahal, Agra, India According to...
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Hole-y cow! Swiss cheese 3000 years old?
British archaeologists have found evidence that cheese-making in the high Alpine regions may date back to the Iron Age, 3000 years ago.
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Switzerland tries new buses with no drivers
If Google's self-driving cars seem a bit futuristic (even if one got pulled over by a cop for going too slow), consider this: starting next spring, Switzerland will actually put passengers on driverless buses for a two-year test. The buses will...
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Fountain of wine in Swiss capital
Bern, Switzerland's "boring" capital will add a little spice today with a fountain flowing with wine to celebrate its 1848 choice as the capital.
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Toronto's science center: Mammoths and Mastodons
Toronto, a great weekend destination from many places, has a new attraction: Mammoths and Mastodons, at the Ontario Science Center.
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Geneva's 'local currency' spreads its reach
Geneva's local currency, the léman, aims to keep spending local. It's now extended its range to nearby Lausanne.
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Air France passengers sent to Siberia
A string of mishaps leaves an Air France flight to China short-stopped in sub-freezing Siberia.
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October 12, 2018: Whooper Swans, Northumberland
Ian Cook captures some beautiful images of Whooper swans and shares some of their natural history in today's Pic of the Day.
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Highly interesting facts about China’s weather you should know
Visiting China for your next vacation is a great plan without doubt. The country offers excellent opportunities for travelers and tourists from across the globe for exploring the various cities in the country. The rich traditional and cultural heritage of China is well known. The best thing is that the country has immense diversities and there is something or the other for all kinds of travelers and tourists. Residents of USA, intending to visit China must make suitable arrangements for the...
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Re: Robots on the Road to deliver Swiss packages
I wonder if the robots have been trained to yodel?
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Re: World Class Shoe Museum In Small Swiss Town
What's neat to me is he brought jobs to that small Swiss town and created a production facility there, instead of a bigger city.
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Living the Art Nouveau Life in Riga
The Riga Art Nouveau Center's museum is located in the home of one of the leading architects of the style
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Riga's World of Art Nouveau
Riga has perhaps the highest concentration of Art Nouveau buildings anywhere. Join Paul Heymont on a wander through this feast for the eyes
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Cruises lining up for 2026 eclipse
With another total eclipse coming up in two years, eclipse-watchers will have more choices of where to watch