German weather systems get migrant makeover

Move over Siegfried; here comes Ahmet! Weather systems in Germany usually have very German-sounding names such as Reinhard, Volker, Waltraud or Gertrud. In an effort to reflect Germany's increasingly diverse population, an association representing journalists with diverse backgrounds called the New German Media Makers has given the Turkish name Ahmet to a low pressure system bringing frigid temperatures, dark clouds and snow to Germany.