We’re in for a hot summer – according to one of the worst weather predictors ever.
In Zurich, the traditional Böögg – the explosive packed snowman on top of a bonfire – took 26 minutes to explode.
According to legend – the faster the head explodes, the warmer the summer. 26 minutes is fairly reasonable, it has taken up to an hour in the past – but it’s known the Böögg is wrong most of the time.
The origin of the Böögg stretches back hundreds of years and is linked with the start of spring.
More Swiss firefighters head to France
A second team of 33 firefighters from French speaking Switzerland will travel to south-western France this weekend to relieve colleagues battling the wildfires.
French wildfire smoke drifts
Smoke from the wildfires ravaging south-western France has drifted into Switzerland, the federal weather service MétéoSuisse says.
Unions demand hot weather orders
Geneva's construction workers remain on the job despite soaring temperatures, prompting fresh criticism from the SIT union.
Brighter economic prediction
Switzerland's short-term economic outlook has brightened in July, according to the KOF barometer released yesterday.
Annemasse municipal police attacked
Two Annemasse municipal officers have been attacked by a woman this week, in the latest incident to fuel concerns about violence in the cross-border town.
Geneva and Vaud have the cheapest pools
Geneva and Vaud have the cheapest public pools, according to a new comparison of 268 sites released as another heatwave bakes the country.
