Siemens cuts hundreds of jobs in U.S. As wind power orders fail to materialize. The company announced that approximately 615 employees will lose their jobs. The reason for this is the impending expiry of tax breaks for wind power in the USA and the trend towards gas-fired power plants due to the favorable gas prices. Just recently, the electrical giant announced plans to cut about 500 jobs in its german gearbox manufacturing operations due to the weak wind power business.

"The entire industry is currently experiencing a massive slump in orders", siemens announced in the u.S. On tuesday. "Unfortunately, this will not be without consequences for the jobs." The affected employees are to receive severance pay. A spokesman said the job cuts are expected to go through until the end of the year.

400 jobs in iowa

More than 400 jobs to be lost at rotor blade manufacturing plant in fort madison, iowa, alone. Siemens had only laid the foundation stone for the factory in 2006; in 2010, U.S. President barack obama had visited the modern site. Other jobs will be cut in hutchinson, kansas, where wind turbine nacelles are assembled, as well as in administration and support services.

Siemens to unveil savings program this fall in response to global economic slowdown. Orders had recently slumped and the profit disappeared. Of all things, the two most important business fields, energy and industry, are doing worse. According to media reports, the group is also considering the elimination of thousands of jobs worldwide. According to the "borsen" newspaper more than 10,000 jobs could be affected.

In the u.S. Alone, the company had spent $100 million over the past five years on its wind power manufacturing operations. With about 60,000 employees, siemens is one of the largest foreign employers in the country. According to a company spokeswoman in the USA, the job cuts will not result in any "significant" losses burdens on the company.

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Long longed for, finally in sight: spring. It is still in the starting holes, but its arrival in the next few days is quite certain, the german weather service said on monday. Sun-hungry people could look forward to a few days with temperatures of up to 22 degrees, said a meteorologist from the german weather service (DWD).

Monday and tuesday: "a first breath of spring"

A foretaste of this was already given by the weather on the last day of the easter weekend. In almost all of bavaria, the sun was shining, the temperatures rose slightly, with peaks of up to 15 degrees expected. "A first breath of spring", commented the DWD meteorologist. Dry and sunny weather was also expected for tuesday, with temperatures topping the 20-degree mark for the first time this year.

The next cold front approaches on wednesday

For the middle of the week, the meteorologists in bavaria then expect a weather change. A cold front crosses the free state from west to east on wednesday after a friendly start, it cools down considerably, there are showers and even thunderstorms in parts. But after a transitional day on thursday, the trend is up again. People in bavaria can look forward to really nice spring weather next weekend.

Ski resorts: skiing and tobogganing still good

Winter sports enthusiasts are still getting their money's worth in bavaria at the moment. At 1500 meters above sea level, there is still an average of one and a half meters of snow. On the zugspitze (2962 meters) it is almost four and a half meters, on the wendelstein 2.60 meters. In the popular upper bavarian ski resorts at spitzingsee, conditions are still appealing at 1.30 meters, at brauneck with 2.20 still good.

Caution, winter sports enthusiasts: avalanche danger!

The joy is dampened by the increasing danger of avalanches. Due to the warmer weather, the avalanche warning service reported that loose snow and snow slab avalanches could occur again and again. On a scale of 1 to 5, the warning level is currently 3 everywhere. The situation is particularly dangerous above 1,800 meters in steep terrain near the crest and in freshly blown-in gullies and hollows. There, even a small load – such as that of a single skier – can trigger dangerously large snow slab avalanches.

Severe weather ticker: the current situation and official warnings

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Staying overnight with a panoramic view of the starry sky? No one has to make a trip to the north cape for that, it can also be done in the rhon, for example on the wasserkuppe. However, tourism is not only an important economic factor for our hessian neighbors, but also for the district of bad kissingen. But: what is the current situation and when is tourism too much for flora and fauna??

Corona pandemic: new tourism trend in the rhon

Jennifer rother, managing director of rhon gmbh, says: "corona is definitely making itself felt in rhon as well." Accommodation providers and the catering trade had to develop hygiene concepts, among other things. And despite the pandemic: "we are experiencing a strong increase in demand from the local population group. Many rhonians decide not only to vacation in germany, but also to "vacation at home"." The trend is toward vacationing in smaller accommodations.

Demand for information materials such as brochures had also increased. And: the tourists stay longer, that shows the latest figures from the month of june. The length of stay of guests in the rhon has increased by 0.7 days. While tourists stayed an average of 5.1 days in june 2019, this june they stayed 5.8 days.

Bed occupancy in the rhon is slowly increasing

"At the start of the pandemic, a large proportion of rhon’s accommodation establishments were naturally worried." At present, however, the situation has eased, with the result that bed occupancy rates in most establishments have risen again. Alexandra metz from the tourist and home office of the market town of burkardroth confirms this: "at the moment, there are very few guests through corona. But there is a trend: slowly it becomes more." According to rother, the number of overnight stays is still behind that of the previous year. She sees the lockdown as the reason for this. Increasingly on weekends, guests from the surrounding metropolitan areas were exploring the rhon.

Restaurateurs and accommodation providers

The weibe rossl in stralsbach, for example, is benefiting from this. "We notice that the high rhoners are very busy", says thomas hergenroder, whose family runs the country inn in stralsbach. The guests were staying not only for dinner, but also for the night. In the second restaurant of the family in geroda has changed something in the customer base this summer. "We are missing the scandinavians who spent the night here on their way to italy." But for that we have guests from the taunus and the metropolitan areas here." Hergenroder sums up: "according to the circumstances, we are doing well."

Jager appeal: respect the way commandment

But the search for rest and relaxation has also consequences – especially for the wildlife. Because of the harvested fields, the game currently lacks protective cover. "The areas that are still overgrown and offer protection are then naturally hotspots", says dr. Helmut fischer, chairman of the bad kissinger hunters’ association. In addition, the high pressure on leisure time. These are, for example, tourists or walkers with free-roaming dogs who do not obey the rules of the road. "At the moment is the phase in which the game begins to accumulate reserves for the winter." The free time pressure is fatal in this situation for the animals. Fischer therefore appeals: "the people should leave their animals on the leash and respect the few thickets as a wild rest zone."

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