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Missing skiers presumed dead

The season for so-called "top tours" on skis in Norway is off to "a tragic start" this year, enthusiasts conceded, after four tourists were...

Avalanche warnings north and west

More warnings of high avalanche danger were posted late this week from Møre in the southwest to Troms in the north. Emergency crews in...

Four missing after avalanches

Three men from Finland and a woman from Sweden were missing Wednesday, after they'd set off on a trek to the summit of Blåbærtind...

Avalanche danger raised to ‘extreme’

For the first time ever, state authorities raised the danger for avalanches to "extreme" in wide areas of Nordland County. Warnings were up all...

Avalanche accidents double

Nearly twice as many people have reported being involved in avalanches so far this winter compared to last year, just as the so-called topptur...

Avalanche kills man skiing in Lofoten

A Norwegian man in his 40s was killed when he was caught in an avalanche on the steep slopes near Kleppstad at Vågan in...

Avalanche danger isolates Arctic communities

Norway's North Cape and the fishing village of Berlevåg were among communities left isolated this week by either avalanches or the danger of them....

Avalanche warnings posted nationwide

Huge amounts of snow in the mountains and suddenly shifting temperatures have prompted state officials to post avalanche warnings all over the country. With...

Svalbard residents evacuated again

Extreme weather bearing down on Svalbard this week forced the evacuations Tuesday of around 180 residents on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen. Strong winds...

Svalbard tackles ‘housing crisis’

Bulldozers rumbled onto the sites of abandoned housing in Norway's Arctic city of Longyearbyen on Svalbard over the weekend. The homes were badly damaged in...
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