Rock you like a hurricane
Apparently, everyone in Germany is terrified of a rare hurricane set to wreak havoc today: Germany’s DWD meteorogical service said the storm “Kyrill” could generate winds of up to 180 km/h (112 mph) in high and exposed areas and as much as 130 km/h in lower-lying regions. “What’s unusual about this storm is that it ...
Apparently, everyone in Germany is terrified of a rare hurricane set to wreak havoc today:
Germany’s DWD meteorogical service said the storm “Kyrill” could generate winds of up to 180 km/h (112 mph) in high and exposed areas and as much as 130 km/h in lower-lying regions.
“What’s unusual about this storm is that it will affect the whole country and not just certain zones,” said Christoph Hartmann, a spokesman for the DWD in Offenbach.
For you German buffs out there, the word of the day is windgeschwindigkeit. I don’t think the German wind industry will see a boost from this, however.
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