Tag: weather

Critics blast latest digital breakdown

Hundreds of people in Jølster and the emergency crews trying to help them this week had to cope with a digital collapse, after extreme...

Landslides set off drama, destruction

Stories of fear and the destructive force of extreme weather were emerging Wednesday, as communication was re-established with areas of Jølster hit by sudden...

Landslides close roads, isolate homes

Police still couldn't account for at least 30 people in the mountain community of Jølster in Sogn og Fjordane by midday, after heavy rains...

Heat wave breaks, more warmth coming

Norwegians in the southern part of the country could finally put on a sweater again Tuesday, when they woke up to temperatures that were...

Norway sweltered in the record heat

A record warm weekend ended, in Oslo at least, with  some heavy local showers Sunday night. They didn't cool things off much, though, as...

Farmers ready to reap bumper crops

Norwegian farmers seem to be going from famine to feast this year, with optimal weather conditions yielding what are expected to be record large...

Mountain’s rumbling forces new evacuation

Just days after being allowed to return home, Norwegians living at the foot of the country's most unstable mountain Mannen had to pack up...

Cold cuts risk of mountain falling

Norway's cold summer weather this year is unpopular, but it has reduced new warnings that the country's unstable mountain known as Mannen might literally...

Summer holidays drown in cold rain

Norwegians from north to south were all but drowning in chilly rain or even snow as their traditional month-long summer holidays began this week....

Fireworks set off complaints

Two major private fireworks displays on weeknights in Oslo last week have sent complaints soaring almost as high and as loud as the fireworks...

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