Tag: climate

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....

Storm ‘Amy’ batters half of Norway

More than 117,000 households were without electricity and around 170 roads were closed by fallen trees and landslides on Saturday afternoon, after the extreme...

Storm threatens Southern Norway

State meteorologists were posting severe storm warnings through the weekend, as an extreme weather system dubbed "Amy" threatened Southern Norway from Kristiansand and up...

Electric cars take the lead

Norway has long provided lots of incentives to buy electric cars instead of those running on gasoline. Now, for the first time ever, there...

Fishing banned to save the Oslo Fjord

After years of concern about sealife in the Oslo Fjord, government officials announced extensive bans on fishing in three key areas from January 1....

Norway’s heat wave won’t be the last

Norwegians sweltering through their warmest summer on record have received a message from climate researchers: "Get used to it." This year's heat wave is...

UN scolds Norway’s oil production

State-controlled Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has been on a roll in recent weeks, unveiling huge new investments in offshore oil and gas...

Environmental activist attacked in Arendal

Frederic Hauge, longtime leader of Norwegian environmental organization Bellona, became a victim of what police agree was political violence this week. Hauge wasn't out...
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