Strong winds: trees fall and roof covered - holy night is getting cold!

Stormy Christmas conjure up scary scenes in the contemplative time. Strong winds have caused chaos -like conditions in Oberdrauburg by uprooting trees that fell into the streets. The incident in which a roof in the region was covered is particularly serious. As reports ORF Carinthia , people not only experience a cutting north wind, but also the deep cold, which ensures a clear but frosty holy night, with temperatures from minus ten to minus three degrees Celsius. On Christmas Day, the sun is expected and the temperatures will increase up to five degrees.

storm phenomena and their effects

Such weather events are not unique and are reminiscent of the devastating storms such as Hurricane Harvey, which caused devastating damage in America in 2017, such as Web.de explained. Hurricanes and tropical storms are created under special conditions - warm water and constant wind. The "eye" of a hurricane is a relatively calm area in the middle of strong winds that group around him spirally. Such storms often develop over the ocean and can cause enormous damage, especially in the residential areas that they reach. The classification of hurricanes according to their intensity shows that a wind speed of over 119 km/h can already have catastrophic effects, which serves as a serious warning.

climate change makes such weather extremes not only more likely, but also more intensely, so that the population must be increasingly prepared for such natural events. The current wind conditions in Carinthia can be seen as a warning for the increasing unpredictability of the weather in many parts of the world. The authorities are required to take preventive measures in order to better manage the dangers of such storms and to ensure the protection of the population.