Looking Back

 Happy New Year again to all my readers.

At the beginning of a new year, one should look forward, but let me look back to 860 blogs published since I wrote my first blog on May 26, 2010.

I would've liked to give you the blog with the most visits, but that would be wrong. In 2016 and 2017, my blog was hacked. You can see this in the long-term statistics of blog views.

Nevertheless, the winner is Pretzelgate, followed by Adenauer, and the "false" bronze medal goes to Super 2017.

As compensation, I am giving you the ranking of the last 12 months for the blog statistics seem back to normal again. Asterix et le. Griffon, Insignificance, and Münster Mapping are all from 2021, but the blog in fourth place, Schopenhauer versus Hegel, is from April 2, 2015.

Otherwise, the outlook for 2022 looks grim, particularly concerning Corona and climate change. These global challenges are flanked by tensions between the three superpowers, with the European Union weakened by internal quarrels as bystanders.

What a world.

Before I leave, here are the latest graphics regarding Corona in the States and Germany:

Covid cases in the US (©NYT)

Covid cases in Germany (©NYT)

It is interesting to note that Germany, as usual, is behind the US in the Covid development. Of the previous Delta variant, the US had its maximum already on September 4, 2021, with 164,000 cases, while Germany had its maximum on November 29, with 58,000 cases. 

Before the Omicron onset, a minimum was reached in the US on November 4, with 70,800 cases, and in Germany on December 29, with 26,500 cases. Red Baron reported.

Looking at the daily figure of 760,000 on January 11, 2022, for the States, I would expect daily figures of more than 200.000 for Germany soon. 

 

It is comforting to know that Dr. Fauci expects case numbers in the US to decrease by mid-February. Do we Germans have to wait until mid-March? 

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