Lovely wintertime, especially in Belgium, where they issued Mystamps on October 18, 2025. Did you use them when sending your Christmas mail? It gives you such a wonderful winter feeling to receive Christmas mail franked with the...
Arctic temperatures in the northern Netherlands. Terrace weather in Maastricht. Ice fun with ice skating in the north. Code Red in the three northern provinces. No trains or buses in the north. Hospital appointments cancelled. Is it winter or is it spring?...
The Gulf Stream (part of the AMOC) could weaken significantly or stall as early as around 2050-2060 due to climate change and melting polar ice. This tipping point is imminent due to an increase in freshwater in the North Atlantic Ocean. The consequences are drastic cooling in Western Europe, faster sea level rise, and...
This morning I saw a snowy landscape from the window. Perhaps the last time in January? The Elfstedentocht was not held until February 26 in 1986. So who knows what is still to come. In the past, we have had to deal with severe...
Finally, real wintertime. It's just a shame it didn't start during Christmas and the Christmas holidays. Many children have never seen snow. Are you enjoying the snow, or is it actually bothering you because you had to wait for hours at Schiphol? ...
On Saturday, January 4, 1997, the 15th Elfstedentocht was held and was won by Henk Angenent in the men's category and Klasina Seinstra in the women's. This was also the last Elfstedentocht to be held. Weather forecasters think that the chance is small...
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