Continuum mechanics

Biting reality

Every so often, a new record of outstanding debts to the state is announced by the country's authorities. 

What can be clearly seen behind these figures is the intense fatigue of Greeks who are cracking beneath the burden of overtaxation and can simply no longer keep up with demands for payments. 

A Temperature Record in Targovishte

18.8 degrees Celsius was the temperature measured in the early afternoon in Targovishte. According to the head of the local Meteorological Station Krasimira Stoicheva, due to the calm weather, the expectations are that by the end of the day the temperature will increase by a few more tenths.

This will improve the temperature record of 2016, when 18.8 degrees were also measured.

At Minus 62 Degrees in the Coldest Village, the Thermometer is Damaged

The new electronic thermometer in the Siberian village of Oymyakon, recognized as the coldest village in the world, was damaged yesterday when the temperature dropped to minus 62 degrees Celsius.

Local residents say the temperature has fallen even further - down to minus 71.2 degrees. It was not so cold in Oymyakon since 1933 when it was minus 61 degrees.

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