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Storms sabotage Easter holidays

Many Norwegians ended up dropping their plans to spend the Easter holiday week in the mountains after strong winds and snowstorms closed roads or...

Gorgeous weather warmed folks up

After one of the gloomiest winters on record, spring seemed to have sprung over the weekend. Brilliantly sunny skies and no wind left the...

Strong winds halt Birkebeiner race

Around 17,000 eager skiers were halted at the starting line Saturday morning, prevented from racing 54 kilometers over the mountains between Rena and Lillehammer....

Storm sweeps over Northern Norway

The extreme weather system known as "Kyrre" swept its way northwards on Friday, knocking out power around Lofoten, damaging property and blowing a bus...

Drought set to turn into downpour

State meteorologists were issuing warnings for extreme weather in the counties of Trøndelag and Nordland on Tuesday, calling on residents to batten down the...

Sun finally breaks through the gloom

Some blue skies and sunshine were finally breaking through a dubious new record reported by state meteorologists during the weekend: Oslo and much of...

Rain and clouds are here to stay

As Norwegians headed into yet another grey, wet and decidedly non-wintry weekend, state meteorologists had only one main message: "Get used to it." They...

Warming weather raises avalanche risk

An avalanche expert has warned that warming temperatures forecast for eastern Norway from Thursday will significantly raise the risk of avalanches in mountain areas....

Police warn of icicle danger

Police in Oslo and southeastern Norway were issuing warnings over the weekend that a sudden rise in temperatures would lead to icicles and heavy...

Firefighters face ‘a new reality’

UPDATED: As firefighters struggled to gain control over the second major brushfire this week, experts were warning that Norway faces a new seasonal reality...
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