https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Much of Norway's coast is still rising due to the rebound from the glaciers which melted 10,000 years ago. But while that lessens the risk of rising sea-levels it doesn't remove it. Here are the cities likely to be worst affected. https://www.thelocal.no/20240429/which-areas-in-norway-face-the-most-risks-from-rising-sea-levels Mon, 29 Apr 2024 18:28:06 +0200 which-areas-in-norway-face-the-most-risks-from-rising-sea-levels The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has said that Norway is not in a position to achieve its climate goals and is set to only cut 20 percent of emissions by 2030 rather than the 55 percent the government promised, NRK reports. https://www.thelocal.no/20220423/oecd-criticises-norways-climate-efforts Sat, 23 Apr 2022 16:05:15 +0200 oecd-criticises-norways-climate-efforts Night-time temperatures of 15-16 degrees Celsius in Norway are not normal for the time of year. https://www.thelocal.no/20201008/north-norway-has-had-a-very-warm-start-to-october Thu, 08 Oct 2020 16:12:34 +0200 north-norway-has-had-a-very-warm-start-to-october Norway's Arctic archipelago Svalbard on Saturday recorded its highest-ever temperature, the country's meteorological institute reported. https://www.thelocal.no/20200726/norways-svalbard-records-highest-ever-artic-temperature Sun, 26 Jul 2020 12:50:07 +0200 norways-svalbard-records-highest-ever-artic-temperature Northern European countries known for skiing and other snowy pursuits are poised to record one of the warmest winters ever after weeks of unseasonably high temperatures. https://www.thelocal.no/20200304/winter-that-never-arrived-nears-end-for-nordic-countries Wed, 04 Mar 2020 09:39:32 +0100 winter-that-never-arrived-nears-end-for-nordic-countries Climate researchers at the Norwegian Meteorological Institute (MET Norway) have estimated the difference in the amount of snow the country is likely to get in 30 years’ time. https://www.thelocal.no/20200110/how-much-snow-will-norway-have-in-2050 Fri, 10 Jan 2020 19:58:18 +0100 how-much-snow-will-norway-have-in-2050 The January temperature record in Norway was broken not once, but twice on Thursday morning. https://www.thelocal.no/20200102/two-days-into-2020-norway-has-already-broken-temperature-records-twice Thu, 02 Jan 2020 16:12:19 +0100 two-days-into-2020-norway-has-already-broken-temperature-records-twice Norway’s opposition has criticized the government’s proposed budget for “letting down young people” by not doing enough to reduce the country’s climate impact. https://www.thelocal.no/20191008/critics-blast-norwegian-budget-for-small-change-measures-on-climate Tue, 08 Oct 2019 16:57:10 +0200 critics-blast-norwegian-budget-for-small-change-measures-on-climate Norway’s fifth and newest Unicef ambassador is 15-year-old Penelope Lea, a young activist who has been prominent in climate movements in the country over the last year. https://www.thelocal.no/20191002/unicef-norway-appoints-teenage-climate-activist-as-ambassador Wed, 02 Oct 2019 11:39:05 +0200 unicef-norway-appoints-teenage-climate-activist-as-ambassador Will we someday be able to fly without the guilt of causing environmental damage? A handful of firms and regulators hope that the electric revolution in cars will also take to the skies, helping the industry cope with an expected boom in travel and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. https://www.thelocal.no/20180408/norway-aims-to-prove-that-aviation-can-go-green Sun, 08 Apr 2018 18:03:42 +0200 norway-aims-to-prove-that-aviation-can-go-green Melting permafrost on Svalbard could trigger the release of a disease many believe to be long consigned to the past. https://www.thelocal.no/20170913/video-nobody-dies-in-longyearbyen-norway-svalbard Wed, 13 Sep 2017 11:07:49 +0200 video-nobody-dies-in-longyearbyen-norway-svalbard Images have been released showing the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, which was reported last week to have been damaged by climate change, from space. https://www.thelocal.no/20170524/imaging-company-releases-satellite-photos-of-flooded-svalbard-seed-vault Wed, 24 May 2017 18:43:47 +0200 imaging-company-releases-satellite-photos-of-flooded-svalbard-seed-vault Norway on Saturday said it would boost protection of a seed storage vault designed to protect the world's crops from disaster, after soaring temperatures caused water to leak into its entrance. https://www.thelocal.no/20170521/norway-to-boost-climate-change-defences-of-doomsday-seed-vault Sun, 21 May 2017 14:24:23 +0200 norway-to-boost-climate-change-defences-of-doomsday-seed-vault This winter’s mild weather in Norway set a new record on Thursday night. https://www.thelocal.no/20161230/norways-december-weather-as-warm-as-summer Fri, 30 Dec 2016 11:00:51 +0100 norways-december-weather-as-warm-as-summer A Dutch student living in Tromsø makes an appeal to Norwegians to consider the global impacts of their meat-heavy diet. https://www.thelocal.no/20161130/in-norway-no-meat-is-not-an-option Wed, 30 Nov 2016 12:34:04 +0100 in-norway-no-meat-is-not-an-option Norwegian farmers are enjoying a very rich autumn harvest and scientists believe that climate change could provide Norway’s agriculture sector with some major future advantages. https://www.thelocal.no/20161003/why-norways-farmers-will-benefit-from-climate-change Mon, 03 Oct 2016 12:55:26 +0200 why-norways-farmers-will-benefit-from-climate-change Warmer winters with less snow will have major financial implications for a variety of industries, according an expert panel that examined the impact of climate change on Norwegian winter sports. https://www.thelocal.no/20160310/future-snowless-winters-will-cost-norway-dearly Thu, 10 Mar 2016 11:22:35 +0100 future-snowless-winters-will-cost-norway-dearly Four of Norway’s glaciers have shrunk so dramatically that they can no longer be meaningfully or safely measured, Norwegian researchers have announced. https://www.thelocal.no/20151112/four-norway-glaciers-now-too-small-to-measure Thu, 12 Nov 2015 09:21:20 +0100 four-norway-glaciers-now-too-small-to-measure Not so long ago, skeleton staff overwintering at the Ny-Alesund research centre could walk on the Arctic town's frozen bay and race their snow mobiles across its surface. Now there is liquid water even in the coldest months. https://www.thelocal.no/20150805/svalbard-veterans-report-alarming-climate-change Wed, 05 Aug 2015 10:30:47 +0200 svalbard-veterans-report-alarming-climate-change An expert panel recommended on Wednesday that Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, give more consideration to climate change in its investments but stopped short of calling for it to spurn fossil fuels as demanded by environmentalists. https://www.thelocal.no/20141204/experts-urge-norway-oil-fund-to-consider-climate-criteria Thu, 04 Dec 2014 09:46:00 +0100 experts-urge-norway-oil-fund-to-consider-climate-criteria