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 Just days after lockdowns ended and European travel restrictions were lifted, many were staying home in the cool on Tuesday as a mini-heatwave hit the continent with temperatures touching 40 degrees Celcius. https://www.thelocal.no/20200623/europe-sizzles-in-heatwave-as-temperatures-rise-towards-40c Tue, 23 Jun 2020 18:42:33 +0200 europe-sizzles-in-heatwave-as-temperatures-rise-towards-40c Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg has said that while some restrictions will be lifted after Easter, she expects a ban on large crowds, festivals and crowded pubs to continue until well into the summer. https://www.thelocal.no/20200404/norway-pm-some-lockdown-measures-will-last-into-summer Sat, 04 Apr 2020 09:19:29 +0200 norway-pm-some-lockdown-measures-will-last-into-summer Nordic countries experienced searing temperatures as Europe's record-breaking heatwave moved north, with Norway on Saturday equalling its 1970 record, and many areas recording "tropical nights". https://www.thelocal.no/20190728/nordic-countries-sizzle-as-european-heatwave-moves-north-sweden-denmark-norway Sun, 28 Jul 2019 10:53:23 +0200 nordic-countries-sizzle-as-european-heatwave-moves-north-sweden-denmark-norway Warm and dry summer weather has resulted in an increased number of Norwegians suffering adder bites. https://www.thelocal.no/20180709/record-number-of-norwegians-suffer-snake-bites-during-hot-summer Mon, 09 Jul 2018 17:15:37 +0200 record-number-of-norwegians-suffer-snake-bites-during-hot-summer Several counties in Norway’s south and east have brought in water restrictions after relatively warm weather saw usage increase. https://www.thelocal.no/20170706/half-a-million-norwegians-forced-to-save-water Thu, 06 Jul 2017 13:43:46 +0200 half-a-million-norwegians-forced-to-save-water Norwegians may have a hard time lighting their Sankthans bonfires, as the weekend calls for damp conditions throughout the country, particularly in the south. https://www.thelocal.no/20160623/rain-threatens-to-dampen-norways-sankthans-celebrations Thu, 23 Jun 2016 18:28:48 +0200 rain-threatens-to-dampen-norways-sankthans-celebrations Families in Norway are handing over their houses free to disadvantaged families while they go off on their summer holidays, in a trend started by Kristine Åsbø, from Nærbø south of Stavanger. https://www.thelocal.no/20140613/norway-families-give-homes-to-poor-in-holiday-gift Fri, 13 Jun 2014 14:41:00 +0200 norway-families-give-homes-to-poor-in-holiday-gift