Tag: summer

Snow dusts the mountains

The mountains of Southern Norway are supposed to be welcoming summer tourists, hikers and cyclists at this time of year, but folks in Sognefjellet,...

Boating accidents soar

Norway's police boats, along with its search and rescue boats, responded to 689 accidents and incidents involving pleasure craft in May. That's a 28...

Crash site memorial offers a shady oasis

PHOTO FEATURE: Jets still fly every day over the site of a wartime plane crash in 1945 that tragically killed British liberators just before...

Heat wave lets up, cold in the North

The high temperatures that have left many in Southern Norway sweltering in recent weeks were due to decline this week. Cooler weather was already...

Clothing conflicts erupt in hot weather

The unusual heat spell that settled over southeastern Norway this month has unleased some equally unusual conflicts among Norwegians, over how to dress. It...

Oslo suddenly faces a water shortage

It only took less than three weeks without rain and unusually warm temperatures for the Norwegian capital to suddenly face a looming shortage of...

Forest fires breaking out in warm weather

The recent spell of warm and dry weather in southeastern Norway has led to exactly what local authorities feared: Fires broke out in several...

Warm weather sets new records

It's official, even before the month is over: State meteorologists have confirmed that the unusually warm weather that's settled over much of Norway has...

‘Norwegian Wood’ festival cancelled

Norway's traditional but troubled music festival "Norwegian Wood" has been cancelled this year, after an attempt to revive it stranded because of poor ticket...

Thousands out hiking as autumn settles in

At least 47,000 Norwegians are estimated to have headed ut på tur (out on a hike) during the weekend, as the Norwegian mountain trekking...
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