Eight Swedish glaciers melted away: ‘It’s a very clear sign’
High-resolution satellite images show that eight glaciers in Sweden have melted away between 2023 and late summer 2024. The glaciers
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Environment (Sweden)
Major floods cause train issues in northern Sweden
It may take weeks before trains roll along as normal along the coast of northern Sweden, which was hit with
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Cooler summer temperatures good for Sweden’s Sami reindeer-herding communities
Sweden’s reindeer are thriving because of the cooler summer temperatures this year, Swedish Radio P4 Västerbotten reports. Malå reindeer herding
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Risk of grass fires in coastal areas of Sweden
Sweden’s national weather agency, SMHI is warning of the risk of grass fires in several parts of the country, including
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Snow, wind storms hammer Sweden, power cuts in North
During Thursday morning, at least 10,000 households were without electricity along the coast of Västerbotten. Snow and wind continues to
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COP29 in Baku: High-stakes climate talks amid protests, walkouts, big money debates
The UN’s 29th climate conference, COP29, is now into its second week, and has so far been marked by walkouts
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Researchers looking at how Sweden’s largest wind farm impacts fish
Researchers are currently investigating how Sweden’s largest offshore wind farm Lillgrund affects fish and marine life. Fisherman Torbjörn Pålsson says
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NASA funding Swedish glacier research to understand climate change on Mars
Melting glaciers in arctic Sweden can help scientists understand the past climate of Mars and how its climate has changed
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Four out of five Swedish glaciers may disappear by 2100
By Hannah Thule Due to climate change Earth’s glaciers are melting at record speed. A researcher at Tarfala Research Station
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Hot days in Sweden extending further north
Sweden has experienced twice as many days of temperatures hitting 30 degrees Celsius and above in the past decade compared
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Sweden’s Greens: ”We need to do so much more for the climate”
Ahead of the elections to the European Parliament on June 9, Radio Sweden is interviewing the top names from the
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Ancient Swedish forests cut down at fast pace
Unprotected ancient woodlands along the Swedish mountains are being deforested at a fast pace, Swedish Radio News reports. In just
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Farming land to be used for solar parks in Sweden
Areas of rich farming land in Skåne in the south of Sweden will have to be used for solar power
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Expert panel: Sweden won’t meet its climate targets
Sweden is doing more to counteract reductions in greenhouse gas emissions than to support them, and emissions will rise in
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Wildlife project to save endangered species in Sweden
The Arctic fox and the hedgehog are endangered species or nearly endangered species that are in focus in a wildlife
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