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The average wind force reached 9 in Vlissingen and IJmuiden, officially making Jocelyn the third storm to hit the Netherlands this year, Weeronline reports. The strong winds caused damage in various places in the Netherlands overnight, mostly in the form of blown down trees and fallen branches. Yesterday was also the warmest January 23 in the Netherlands since temperature measurements started in 1901.

Home invasions are decreasing in the Netherlands. Last year, homes were broken into on average about 62 times a day, compared to 67 times in 2022. In 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic, it happened an average of 108 times per day. That is evident from an analysis by the ANP based on the annual figures from the police. The total number of home invasions fell to the lowest level in 12 years last year. The police counted a total of almost 23,000 cases. In 2012, the first year in which the police published crime figures digitally, there were almost 92,000 home invasions.

The first official moderate frost of this winter was measured in De Bilt on Tuesday. The temperature at the national weather station dropped to -5.1 degrees, Weeronline reported. On this very cold day, the trade union FNV called for more protection against severe cold for people who work outside.

The winter break is officially over, and thousands of children and grownups in the Netherlands will head back to school and work today. The weather is expected to be cold but sunny and dry, so traffic shouldn’t be too bad. The first official frost day of the year was recorded in De Bilt on Sunday, according to Weeronline. Monday started cloudy, with some light snow possible in the south, according to Weeronline. The rest of the day will be sunny and dry, with maximums ranging between -2 and 1 degrees Celsius.

Rising demand for sustainable fibres and the ability of crops such as flax and hemp to capture carbon from the air could see their return in arable