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Norway’s beaches grab new attention

PHOTO FEATURE: In a country best known for mountains, fjords and usually cold weather, Norway's beaches can often be overlooked. The country's long coastline...

Record heat fires up climate debate

As Norway braced for another day of record-breaking heat on Friday, new debate was sizzling over whether this summer's hot and dry weather offers...

Campers blamed for new forest fire

Firefighters think careless campers started a fire that continued to rage out of control at Birkenes, just north of Kristiansand in Southern Norway on...

Warm weather brings out the wasps

Norwegians are having to battle more than uncomfortably warm temperatures and forest fires this summer. Now they're being plagued by wasps as well, with...

Rain falls on the West Coast

That normally wouldn't prompt headlines in Norway, but it was grabbing them on national websites Tuesday morning, and even with exclamation marks. It's not...

Groundwater level sinks to record low

Creeks and rivers are running dry, reservoirs are dropping and now the groundwater level in Norway is falling to a record low. NVE, the...

Tunnel visions from around the country

PHOTO FEATURE: Norway is famous for its creative and extensive use of tunnels to get over, under and around impediments like mountains and fjords....

Hot, dry weather ‘isn’t fun anymore’

Summer arrived in May in Southern Norway, and its record high temperatures have stuck around ever since. The initial joy of blue skies and...

Hot weather moves north

The hot, dry weather that's left Southern Norway sweltering for weeks on end was making a sudden and strong appearance in the country's northern...

Drought blamed for high power rates

The lengthy spell of hot and dry weather in central and southern Norway has sent electricity rates soaring. New figures show they're now 90...
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