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Avinor apologizes for Bergen airport closure

At least 45 flights were prevented from taking off or landing at Bergen's Flesland airport Wednesday morning, after less than six centimeters of snow fell...

Accidents caused traffic nightmares

Hundreds of vehicles were stuck for hours in a cold traffic jam over the Norwegian mountains on Sunday, after accidents closed the main E134...

Mild winters put ski events at risk

As this weekend's Holmenkollen Ski Festival unfolds in the hills above Oslo, it's become increasingly clear that organizing such major winter sports events has become...

Norway rode out its latest storm ‘Tor’

A high state of preparedness was being credited for Norway's ability to ride out the fury of the latest extreme weather system, dubbed Tor, to hit the...

Avalanche danger hits new heights

Recent sudden changes in temperatures, compounded by strong winds and storms, have raised the danger of avalanches all over Norway. Several crashed down mountainsides...

‘Dangerous’ storm’s winds set record

The latest extreme weather system to slam into Norway hit the west coast with such force on Friday that one local sheriff claimed it was...

Hurricane warnings posted along coast

Yet another extreme weather system, this one called 'Tor,' was moving in on Norway just before the weekend, with the worst weather expected to...

Sun’s return adds to Arctic winter joy

The sun has been reappearing during the past week in the northernmost areas of Norway, with Tromsø welcoming its return last Thursday and the...

Stalled train leaves passengers freezing

The main rail line between Oslo and Kristiansand, called Sørlandsbanen, was blocked on Wednesday after a train broke down in extremely cold weather at Herefoss in...

Extreme cold sets electricity records

An Arctic freeze that descended first on Northern Norway, and now on Southern Norway, has led to record levels of electricity consumption in the...
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