Poachers suspected behind dwindling wolf numbers in Sweden
Sweden’s wolves are suddenly disappearing in large numbers, and the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency says illegal killing is the only
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Scientists in Sweden help Indian farmers with artificial glaciers
Researchers in Sweden are providing their expertise in snow and ice to help farmers in a remote part of northern
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Most of Sweden’s wildfires manmade and preventable
Nearly all of Sweden’s wildfires are caused by people and they can be prevented by people, too, an expert tells
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High-tech lasers to help Sweden build detailed maps of all its forests
A laser-scan of all the forests in Sweden is about to be made, a process that will take seven years,
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Freight train wheels start wildfire in central Sweden
Firefighters spent Monday and Tuesday battling flames caused by sparks from the wheels of a freight train passing through in
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While Trump shuns climate research, Sweden looks to lure American scientists
The Swedish government is setting up a guest research program to attract American climate and environmental scientists. We spoke to
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Swedish firefighters control forest fire sparked by machinery
The prolonged spell of hot, dry weather has sparked the first large forest fire of the summer with emergency services
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Heatwave sparks fears of wildfires in large parts of Sweden
It’s only mid-May but the mini heatwave has left large areas of Sweden bone-dry, leading to firefighters issuing a ban on public fires
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Swedish rivers overflow as heatwave melts northern snow
Skies are beautiful and sunny throughout much of the country, but the warmth has brought a problem: flooding, after all
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Melting snow brings floods to central Sweden
The national weather service SMHI has issued warnings for 8 different counties where this winter’s unusually heavy snow is now
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Roads deadly for reindeer in Arctic Sweden
Twice as many reindeer have been killed on the roads in northern Sweden this month compared to the same period
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Environmentalists praise ruling on nuclear waste site in Sweden
A court on Tuesday says it need more information before it can approve the construction of a nuclear waste storage facility.
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Climate change hinders residential constructions in Sweden
Skåne county has denied planning permission for the building of two new beachfront homes, saying they are at risk from
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Sweden sends US climate whistleblower to UN talks
Joel Clement resigned from his US government job in protest against the change in climate policy. Now Sweden is paying
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Baltic Sea plastic levels puzzle researchers
A Danish-German study has found that the amount of microplastic components has not increased in the Baltic Sea over the
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