Norwegian Meteorological Institute

Warmest January in Norway’s northeast

The Norwegian Meteorological Institute has a set of classifications when presenting climate statistics. For January, Northern Norway is marked “Warm”

The occurrence of extreme precipitation over Svalbard seen over the last four decades is linked with declining sea-ice in the

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at 10:30 — Last Updated: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at 10:34
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The past months have seen extraordinarily rough weather along the north Norwegian coast. Early this week came another extreme. The

Average temperatures in January were up to 12 degrees Celsius above normal in parts of the country. It is supposed

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, January 9, 2020 at 09:04 — Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2020 at 17:17
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Kirkenes, on the coast to the Barents Sea, woke up to 2° Celsius and rain Wednesday. In Tromsø, Norway’s largest city

The people of Pevek, the small town on Russia’s east Arctic coast, could scent a smell of spring as they