Klimawandel

As our colleague Orakel is currently taking care of the weather, today we are devoting ourselves to more general thoughts on the climate and an interesting text for friends of the cultivated climate debate.

The WeatherBlog joins the long list of annual reviews. It has been clear for some time that 2014 will go down in history as a very warm year. In Austria, there has not been a year with a higher average annual temperature since measurements began in 1768, and 2014 will most likely be the warmest year worldwide since 1880 (Austrian monks started measuring weather data earlier than many others).

It is and remains omega-like spring. There is still powder, but it can only be found by searching and luck, as the wind and sun have been hard at work.

Once again this year, one of the most successful ski film events will be released in cinemas on November 2, 2013: Warren Miller presents his 64th film with TICKET TO RIDE. This year there will be a total of 53 tour stops, including five in Austria and five in Switzerland.

Since the weather doesn't change much anyway, let's get back to the big picture and suggestions from the WeatherBlog topic requests thread.

Another month has passed. It must be due to climate change! After a wet but mild January, February promises cooler temperatures and accumulated precipitation right from the start.

At least I haven't missed too much skiing in the last few weeks. The snow is disappearing into the highest mountains, only the lifts are still running on the glaciers and even those will soon be closed – others may be annoyed, but when you're sitting at home waiting for broken bones to grow back together, the miserable snow conditions are a small, albeit uncooperative, consolation.

At least I haven't missed too much skiing in the last few weeks. The snow is disappearing into the highest mountains, only the lifts are still running on the glaciers and even those will soon be closed – others may be annoyed, but when you're sitting at home waiting for broken bones to grow back together, the miserable snow conditions are a small, albeit uncooperative, consolation.

Canyons, mass tourism, big cities and lifeless deserts - after the first part of the Peru report, the Andean peaks and world-famous Inca sites beckon in the second part of the four-week trekking travelogue.