My wife and I use SimpleX. I don’t know why its not discussed more. Perfect use case for attending protests and such. Get swept up in illegal arrests and they want you to open the app? Enter the self-destruct code. It opens the app normally while destroying any info it contained so they would be none the wiser. It just looks like an empty chat.

Pretty sure its under a more info dropdown

In addition to there being a huge mountain range in the way. The Alps block/slow down a lot of the cold air currents that do make their way down from the polar regions. That’s why cities like Turin and Milan still have cold climates in the north. Cold air still makes it’s way over the Alps but is slowed and is reheated as it travels south so cities like Genoa/Florence/Rome are much milder in the winter.