Unwetter

When the weather goes wild, you can't call it weather anymore.



It's not exactly what you'd expect from summer, but Germany is currently seeing some crazy thunderstorms. Lightning bolts are flashing across the sky, thunder is growling like a monster and rain is bursting down without an end in sight.



The weather has been so bad in Germany that it has caused severe floods. Entire villages are under water and trains and flights have been cancelled. The weather has, in fact, been so crazy that you can't even call it weather anymore.



That's why in German you refer to severe storms like this as Unwetter, which literally means un-weather. The term is used for extreme weather conditions that differ significantly from what the weather would usually be like and which have the potential to cause damage.



So while the Unwetter is reigning outside and makes any outdoor activity impossible, be German and use your time efficiently to learn this week's word.