Martin Horat is one of six so-called "weather prophets" in canton Schwyz who base their forecasts on observations of a number of natural phenomena, including the thickness of ants' thighs. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)
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The unique predictions made by the weathermen are Switzerland’s version of the legendary long-range forecasts of the Farmers’ Almanac in the United States. It is a cold, clear December morning in the village of Rothenthurm in central Switzerland and a thin crust of snow covers the ground. Martin Horat enters the cowshed of a neighbour’s…
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