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Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Suddenly a hole appears: international finds himself stuck on the pitch
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here. It was supposed to be a magnificent football evening: floodlights, fans, flags, and a home game against Denmark. But instead, on June 6, 2022, the Austrian national team experienced a real drama in several acts. Advertisement Even before the kickoff, there was the first bizarre incident: before the ball could even roll, the power went out. It was as if the Ernst Happel Stadium had personally decided to indulge in romantic candlelight rather than provide a stage for Nations League football. A silent protest against the controversial UEFA format, so to speak. In any case, the match between Austria and Denmark was only kicked off after a 90-minute delay. The interim would have been enough for at least part of "Sissi"! Final whistle overshadowed by "hole incident" But anyone who thought it would finally be all about football was sorely mistaken. The 1-2 defeat of the Austrian team was quickly forgotten after the final whistle! Advertisement As soon as the game was over, Danish striker Andreas Skov Olsen couldn't believe his football boots: right in the center circle—where the game usually begins—a hole appeared out of nowhere. Not a harmless molehill, but a knee-deep crater, more commonly seen in the Salzburg region or Tyrol. Skov's half lower leg disappeared into it! Luckily, only the foot got stuck and not the entire team. TV cameras captured the spectacle and filmed some Danes descending into the newly formed abyss of the Ernst Happel Stadium. Meanwhile, other players stood around the hole like archaeologists at an excavation. The rain was to blame! The later explanation? Rain! Lots of rain. So much that the pitch apparently decided to slowly sink into the earth's core. Perhaps it had seen enough—and just wanted to hide in light of the weak performance of "red-white-red". Advertisement However, the Austrian Football Association reassured the public: The problem would be resolved, and specialized technicians would examine the pitch, according to the association. And indeed: a few days later, the second home game against France could take place as planned. The mysterious hole had disappeared just as quickly as it had appeared. 📸 Christian Hofer - 2022 Getty Images
Yahoo
06-03-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Aurora alert: Incoming solar storm could spark northern lights as far south as New York tonight
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Heads up aurora chasers! We could be in for a treat tonight. A coronal mass ejection (CME) from a powerful solar blast on March 1 is racing toward Earth, with the potential to spark a geomagnetic storm and subsequent impressive northern lights overnight and into tomorrow. According to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC), the CME is expected to graze Earth's magnetic field on March 4 or 5, potentially triggering a G1-class geomagnetic storm. But there's more — space weather physicist Tamitha Skov notes that stronger G2 storm conditions are also possible. That means a better chance for dazzling auroras, so keep an eye on the skies and get your camera gear ready! Geomagnetic storms occur when charged particles from the sun interact with Earth's magnetosphere, potentially causing disruptions in satellite communications, power grid fluctuations, and — most excitingly — enhanced auroral activity. With a predicted peak Kp of 5, this even falls under the minor G1 storm classification, meaning its effects will be relatively mild. However, it's also possible that we will receive more powerful G2 conditions according to Skov, in these instances northern lights are possibly visible as far south as New York and Idaho. NOAA classifies geomagnetic storms using a G-scale, which ranks their intensity from G1 (minor) to G5 (extreme). NOAA's forecast indicates the strongest geomagnetic activity is expected late on March 4 and perhaps into the early hours of March 5. The storm's intensity is forecasted to peak between 7:00 p.m. EST and 10:00 p.m. EST (00:00 and 03:00 GMT) on March 5, with a Kp index reaching G1 levels. Activity will likely taper off throughout the day on March 5, returning to quieter conditions by March 6. For the latest predictions and timings see NOAA's 3-day space weather forecast. Check out our aurora live updates blog for the latest northern lights forecasts and alerts. For those in northern latitudes, tonight could bring a chance to witness the northern lights. Stay tuned for updates, and if you're hoping to catch the aurora, find a dark location away from city lights and keep an eye on space weather alerts.
