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WWII Bomb Alerts: Airport Closed In Amsterdam, Spectacular Detonation In Munich [WATCH]

DUTCH NEWS(Netherlands), BBC NEWS (UK), DER SPIEGEL (Germany)

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Terminal C of Amsterdam's Schipol airport in the Netherlands was closed on Wednesday after building work uncovered a suspected World War II unexploded bomb, barely a day after authorities in Germany had to detonate a war-era bomb in the heart of Munich.

A bomb disposal team is at the scene in order to determine whether the bomb is still active.

Bumped into @howardmrw getting on the Amsterdam connection to Helsinki! Now sat on the tarmac as there is apparently a WW2 uxb at Schipol!

— Pat Hadley (@PatHadley) August 29, 2012

BBC News reports that air traffic will be heavily affected, according to an airport spokesperson. Terminal C mostly serves European destinations, and passengers are advised to check their flight status.

Schipol Airport handles approximately 48 million passengers every year, making it one of Europe's busiest. Germany used Schipol during World War II and the airport was often bombed, according to Dutch News.

The bomb alert comes barely a day after German authorities had to detonate an unexploded World War II era bomb in the heart of Munich, Der Spiegel reports. Watch footage of the impressive blast below:

Sprengung der Fliegerbombe / Schwabing, München / 28.8.2012 from Simon Aschenbrenner on Vimeo.

The 550 pound American bomb was buried three feet deep. Authorities had to evacuate approximately 2,500 people from around the site for a controlled detonation, after attempts to defuse the bomb were unsuccessful.

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Twenty Years Later, 2022 Is Set To Be Another Bordeaux Vintage For The Ages

Forty years since 1982, a mythical vintage of outstanding quality, the 2022 vintage, promises to be the new model for Bordeaux wine-growers after its first taste test, says French daily Les Echos.

Image of two men harvesting grapes in a vineyard.

Men harvesting grapes in a vineyard.

Jean-Michel Brouard, Jean-Francis Pécresse

BORDEAUX — If the year 2022 was a great vintage for Bordeaux, could it be the best since 1982? In spite of a warming climate, vineyards in the region have been resilient. This year’s wines present an excellent balance between concentration and freshness.

Still, the year was not all smooth sailing for winegrowers, who were plagued by spring frosts, hailstorms and droughts that lasted all throughout the growing season. This was paired with abundant sunshine and particularly high temperatures. The vines were confronted with three major heat waves, which began in mid-June, and allowed them to adapt and show persistence in the face of the year's other extreme weather events.

The approach of the harvest — one of the earliest ever observed — brought calmer conditions, making it possible to obtain optimal maturities. But the harvested grapes were small and concentrated, explaining the below-average volumes (4.11 million hectoliters) winegrowers have been reaping for the third consecutive year.

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