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Winter returned with a vengeance

A long stretch of springlike weather in southern Norway ended abruptly this week with snowstorms and strong winds, followed by rain at lower elevations....

February freeze turns expensive

Norway's already record-high electricity rates rose even higher this week as thermometers fell all over the country. Hardly any temperatures above the freezing point...

Cyclists equip themselves for winter

Avid cyclists in the Oslo area won't let winter's snow or ice slow them down. Nearly 3,000 of them have applied for financial incentives...

Storms stirred up lots of trouble

Strong winds, lots of snow and slick roads have caused problems all over Trøndelag and along the West Coast, and sent unusually warm temperatures...

‘Think Norwegian’ this Corona winter

Mornings have become dark, the days are noticeably much shorter and snow started falling even in Southern Norway on Tuesday. Winter is coming, and...

Warmest winter in 120 years

Norway's winter of 2019-2020 has been the warmest since Norwegian officials started recording temperatures in 1900. They averaged 4.5 degrees higher than normal, and...

Record-high sea levels predicted

State meteorologists were predicting record-high tides all along the Norwegian coast on Monday. Residents were being advised to secure boats, remove outdoor items that...

Storm batters coast and disrupts traffic

Strong winds battered Norway from north to south on Sunday, accompanied by rain that turned snow to treacherous ice. Damage reports were streaming in,...

Birds intoxicated by old berries

A man in Vestby, south of Oslo, found what he thought were six ill birds in his garden last week, reports state broadcaster NRK....

Mild winter cuts costs

A lack of snow and unseasonably high temperatures has dramatically cut municipal costs for municipalities and road crews in southeastern Norway. Kristiansand, for example,...
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