Meteorologist Maue: “If the Winter of the Century Returns, Germany Is Finished.”

Should there be another once-in-a-century winter like the one in the early 1960s, it would be a catastrophe for Germany and many other European countries. No "once-in-a-century summer" could cause such profound damage

Meteorologist Dr. Ryan Maue has made a prediction on X that Berlin doesn't want to hear: Should a winter like 1962/63 repeat itself with today's renewable energy grid, then Germany is simply doomed. "Germany won't make it," he writes. No subjunctive mood, no politeness, just the cold logic of a man who understands that wind turbines and solar panels cannot replace a functioning energy supply in winter.

The meteorologist speaks of “exceptional energy shortfalls”—meaning: The country has a power outage as large as the political hubris it caused. And now, of all times, weather models are pointing to a frosty spell for Europe.

Maue refers to a recent study entitled “ On the Link Between Weather Regimes and Energy Shortfall During Winter for 28 European Countries ” in the journal Meteorological Applications, which examines the relationship between large-scale weather patterns and energy shortages in Europe. The authors analyze how the current European electricity system would cope with historically extreme winters. The answer is as clear as it is unpleasant: poorly, very poorly.