Tag: climate

Heat wave hits Southern Norway

Norwegians and tourists alike were sweating through what one meteorologist called "absolutely abnormal" temperatures this week. They rose to between 30-35C (85-95F) on Wednesday...

Bellona saved from bankruptcy

Norway's international environmental organization Bellona has avoided bankruptcy, after an emergency call for donations was met and even exceeded. Bellona founder and leader Frederic...

Record warm March in Norway

Never before has the Norwegian Meteorologic Institute recorded such an increase in average temperatures for the month of March. The average ended up at...

Storm slams into Sørlandet

Thousands were without power, major roads and highways were closed and damage reports were streaming in after a major storm slammed into southwestern Norway...

Norwegian cities reduce emissions

Nearly half of all municipalities in Norway could report lower carbon emissions last year, while 80 percent have cut emissions over the last decade....

Strong winds slammed into Norway

Strong winds approaching hurricane force slammed into Northern Norway, Trøndelag and as far south as Lillehammer and Femund on Saturday. They left lots of...

Melting ice yields historic treasures

Climate change is widely viewed as destructive and worrisome, but in Norway it's also leading to discoveries of new historical information and treasures emerging...

Warm autumn about to end as climate talks continue in Brazil

It's been an unusually warm autumn in most of Norway this year, with temperatures averaging 5C over "normal" levels and fueling a sense of...

Norway ‘must end its oil age’

Norway's offshore oil and gas industry has made the country wealthy during the past 50 years, but support for more oil exploration is waning....

Climate change hits Norway hard

It's official: Norway's Arctic ice keeps melting, its glaciers keep shrinking and the winter season is already much shorter than it used to be....

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