Sweden calls for volunteers to help fight raging wildfires
At least eighty fires are burning around the country at present, and many are still not under control. According to
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Wildfires ravage Sweden, Norwegian helicopters flown in for backup
Fires continue to rage in forests and fields on Monday, and things have got so bad that rescue services will
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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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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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Northern Finland braces for worst spring floods in decades
The Finnish regions of Lapland (north) and Saimaa (southeast) are likely to see flooding in the coming weeks, as warm
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Ice-Blog – While Arctic melts, sweltering Germany hosts UN climate talks
It’s been a scorcher of a week here in Bonn, Germany. Delegates to the UNFCCC climate talks (one of the interim meetings
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Alaska’s firefighters are ready for wildfire season
It’s the start of wildland fire season in Alaska, and to make sure they’re ready for it, firefighters have been
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Finland’s roads crumble after worst thaw in 20 years
Motorists are being warned of increasingly poor driving conditions, especially on secondary roads, in areas from the south coast up
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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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Flood worries in Finland as river levels rise
The spring flood situation in Southern Ostrobothnia appears to be easing off after flood levels were broken Saturday, according to
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After mild weather, Finland braces for three-week chill
A weather outlook from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMRW) says the warmer temperatures Finland has experienced recently
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Arrival of spring equinox promises longer days than nights in Finland
March 20 marks a turning point in Finland, when the days start becoming longer than the nights in the northern
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Environment minister proposes coal-free Finland by 2025
Minister of the Environment, Energy and Housing Kimmo Tiilikainen has proposed that Finland should move up its ban on coal-burning
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Helsinki, Finland among world’s top 10 liveable cities
Helsinki has been ranked among the world’s ten most liveable cities by the Economist Intelligence Unit. The Finnish capital, the
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