Germany hit by record-setting heat, severe thunderstorms

[unhappycamper]

http://www.dw.com/en/germany-hit-by-record-setting-heat-severe-thunderstorms/a-18563368

Germany's weather service has reported the highest temperature on record. At least 12 have drowned in mishaps as people sought to escape one of the worst heat waves to hit central Europe in years.

Germany hit by record-setting heat, severe thunderstorms
06.07.2015

The DWD German weather service reported on Sunday that it had recorded a temperature of 40.3 degrees Celcius (104.5 degrees Fahrenheit) in the Bavarian town of Kitzingen.

This was the highest temperature measured in Germany since the widespread recording of temperatures began in 1881, just slightly above the previous record of 40.2 degrees.

In a country in which rain and chilly temperatures are often the norm in summer months, many people struggled to endure the hottest weekend that Germany has experienced in years. This led many people to try to cool off in public swimming pools and natural bodies of water.

This ended in tragedy for some, with the authorities reporting at least 12 swimming-related deaths over the weekend.

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When I left Vietnam (again) I was stationed in Kitzingen Am Main.

What a relief! Going from RPGs to Frauleins was truly a shock.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitzingen



During World War II Harvey and Larsen Barracks were both German military bases. The German Air Force used Harvey Barracks for an airport and they would flood the landing strip there when Allied forces would fly overhead. Below Harvey Barracks were multiple levels of hangars which still contain some German World War II aircraft. The hangars were booby-trapped by the retreating Germans close to the end of World War II. Underground tunnels were said to have been constructed by the Germans from the airfield out to the nearest highway, so that aircraft could be launched off of the road to intercept allied planes. Because of the danger involved, no one had been inside the tunnels. In the late 1970s and early 1980s when the 2nd Brigade, Third Infantry Division was located there, private exploration companies offered to descend into those underground hangars and tunnels, but that idea was rejected for safety reasons. Again for safety reasons no one has explored those tunnels since World War II.

During the Cold War, Kitzingen was a staging area for the U.S. European Command's (USAREUR) air defenses against possible Soviet air and nuclear attack. Two U.S. Army Bases, Larson Barracks and Harvey Barracks, were located in the town. For many years it housed the 2nd Brigade of the Third infantry division. One of these battalions, 6-41 Field Artillery, was deployed to Operation Desert Storm in 1990 and served with distinction. These units were eventually reflagged units of the First infantry division. On March 29, 2007, Larson Barracks and Harvey Barracks were handed back to the German government, with the move of the 1st Infantry Division back to the United States.

[peacebird]

1. Hell seems to be granting the German banksters a preview....

[merrily]

2. No doubt, Robertson has an insane explanation that has nothing to do

with global warming or any kind of science.