Tag: storms
Costs of severe storm damage pile up
As residents of central Norway continue to mop up and tally their losses after last week's storm known as "Ivar," insurance companies are also...
Storm cut power, phones to thousands
At least 20,000 homes remained without power Friday morning after the extreme weather system called "Ivar" blew in over central Norway on Thursday. The...
Children sent home as storm blows in
Schools and day care centers were sending children home early in Kristiansund on Thursday as another extreme weather system, this one named 'Ivar,' blew...
Southern Norway battered by storms
Flights were disrupted, thousands were still without power, roads were blocked and at least one west coast airport also had to close on Friday,...
Storm cancels flights, ferries
Many flights in and out of airports in Southern Norway were delayed or cancelled on Thursday, as another major storm swept in from the...
Storm warnings posted in the south
Norway's Meteorological Institute advised residents of Southern Norway from Rogaland in the west to Østfold in the east to stay indoors on Thursday, especially...
Snow finally due in Southern Norway
Skiers may be rejoicing, while commuters were told to brace for the worst: Norway's state meteorological institute predicted snowstorms all over southern Norway on...
New storm halted Hurtigruten
Yet another severe storm, this time with hurricane-force winds, swept over Northern Norway on Tuesday. The weather was so bad, and the seas so...
Latest storms spread more havoc
It was another weekend of frighteningly strong winds, closed roads, dangerously high seas and thousands of households left without power around Norway. More stormy...
Norway not ready for extreme weather
Climate researchers have slammed Norway's lack of planning for destructive storms, after extreme weather system 'Hilde' ravaged parts of the country earlier this month....
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