The "Russian cold whip". This is what weather forecasters call the cold wave that has been hitting Switzerland since Sunday. A high pressure area over Scandinavia is bringing icy air from Russia to us. "Russian whip" - this term has become established in the media, along with terms such as "cold club" or "Siberian cold monster". It was already widely reported on days before the temperature drop. Since Sunday, events have been unfolding rapidly.
"The 'Russian whip' is here," says the "Südostschweiz". The "Blick" reports on tourists on the Titlis who "didn't know it was so cold" (see video below). It portrays construction workers wearing their pajamas usa rcs data under their work clothes. And shows an animal carcass: "This poor fox got a freezing cold." The "Tagesschau" shows pictures of ice sculptures on Lake Constance. "Anyone running through the icy wind now should pay attention to a few things," warns the "Tages-Anzeiger." Thanks to "20 Minuten," readers know: "With these tricks, your apartment will survive the cold." And in the news ticker of 20min.ch and tagesanzeiger.ch, reader reporter Sylvia presents her frozen eyelashes - including video evidence. This list could of course be continued.
But it gets even more absurd. "20 minutes" sent out a push notification on Tuesday morning. The topic was cold, what else. And now hold on tight. The push said: "Does cough syrup freeze faster than Red Bull? Follow the experiment in the live stream."