Tag: weather

Drought boosted environmental groups

As Norwegians sweltered through their hottest summer on record, many of them seem to have been inspired to join climate- and environmental advocacy groups....

Damage claims pour in after heavy rain

Residents of Kristiansand and several other areas of Southern Norway were mopping up after being inundated with heavy rain that set off flash flooding...

Heavy rain closes E18 highway

Norway's southern city of Kristiansand was hit hard Friday afternoon by torrential rain that was prompting city officials to call in civil defense forces....

Warnings up for more heavy rain

Oslo just broke another record for warm weather, posting 101 "summer days" so far this year with temperatures of at least 20C (nearly 70F)....

Freak storm causes more damage

A sudden and intense combination of lightning, thunder, heavy rain and extremely strong winds caused more damage just after 4pm in Oslo. Trees were...

Rain eases ban on outdoor grilling

Enough rain has fallen in the past week that the state meteorological institute has dropped its overall warning of high forest fire danger. Most...

White wine flowed in the summer heat

For the first time ever, Norwegians drank more white wine than red wine in July. Red wine has always dominated the market in Norway,...

Record rain after record drought

The heavy rain that fell over much of Southern Norway during the weekend set records that seemed to take various areas from one extreme...

Early autumn storm was destructive

UPDATED: An early autumn storm swept over Southern Norway as predicted on Friday and left quite a bit of damage in its wake. Police...

Storm warnings posted from Friday

State meteorologists were warning of a sudden interruption to the warm, sunny weather that returned to much of Southern Norway on Thursday. It's forecast...
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