Sweden’s wildfire season later than usual
- Sweden’s wildfire season has started later than usual this year than in the past
- Since the major wildfires of 2014 and 2018, the agency has strengthened their firefighting support with water bombing helicopters and aircrafts
- Due to an increase of wildfires in the past five years, the Swedish civil contingencies agency encourage people to be extra cautious
Radio Sweden
For more on this year’s fire season, listen to Radio Sweden’s full report
Related stories from around the North:
Canada: Glacier mass decreasing across Arctic but at different rates, says study, Eye on the Arctic
Greenland: Greenland ice cores reveal historic climate clues, says study, Eye on the Arctic
Norway: Climate change hits back at Svalbard, coal mine flooded by melting glacier in Norway, The Independent Barents Observer
Russia: Record breaking temperatures recorded in Arctic Russia, Eye on the Arctic
Sweden: Glacier in central Sweden “collapsing” as climate warms, Radio Sweden
United States: Climate change a threat to bases across the U.S., Defense Dept. says, Alaska Public Media
