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Gales disrupt other traffic as well

Unusually strong, gale-force winds were still sweeping over much of central and southern Norway on Tuesday, bringing with them more problems in addition to...

Eclipse looms of the midnight sun

Astronomers were looking forward to an unusual eclipse of the midnight sun next week that was expected to be seen over wide areas of...

Forest fire danger tops the charts

UPDATED: Firefighters in southern Norway continued to battle a blaze that was threatening homes near Flekkefjord on Monday. They finally brought it under control...

Predicted ‘lemming year’ arrives

Predictions that 2011 could be a 'lemming year' appear to have been correct, as the small, notoriously short-tempered rodents have begun popping up all...

Record April warmest for 100 years

Further weather figures from the end of last month suggest that this April was the warmest since 1901 in many places, with record temperatures...

Warm weather sets spring record

Norway's record cold winter seems to be giving way to a record warm spring, according to new statistics from the state meteorological institute. Norway...

Spring skiing over for the season

This was the scene this week on a lake in the hills north of Oslo, where spring skiing is usually in full swing during...

Late Easter trims annual exodus

Thousands of Norwegians were beginning their traditional Easter holidays this weekend, but fewer were heading for the hills for a final fling of spring...

Spring has sprung

PHOTO FEATURE: After one of the longest and coldest winters in the past 20 years, the skies suddenly cleared and temperatures shot up. Most...

Storm of claims after wind damage

Unusually strong winds last week have stirred up a storm of accident claims into Norwegian insurance offices this week. The wind even blew off...
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