Sweden: Small fires break out due to dry conditions
Several grass and forest fires broke out in Sweden during the Easter weekend and the meteorological office SMHI warns that
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Warm temperatures recorded across Finland
Temperatures across some parts of Finland reached their highest of the year and skies were virtually cloudless and sunny on
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Spring in Sweden begins a week earlier than 100 years ago, scientists say
If you’re eagerly waiting for springtime you can count on the wait being one week shorter compared to the last
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Goodbye snow? High pressure front to bring warm spring weather in Finland
Finland may be in for some real signs of spring in the coming days, as it looks like the weather
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Snowfall causing problems for motorists in central Finland
On Monday morning the Finnish Meteorological Institute reported a dusting of snow cover at its Tikkakoski weather station in Jyväskylä,
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Winter isn’t over in Northern Finland
A high pressure zone is bringing sunny skies to most of Finland this weekend. “This weekend we’ll see beautiful spring
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Low oil pressure caused Viking Sky engine failure says Norwegian authority
Norway’s Maritime Authority (NMA) says low oil pressure caused the engine failure that stranded the Viking Sky in stormy waters
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Finnish climate heating up: report
A string of abnormally hot temperatures recorded in Finland in recent years provides evidence for climate change, the Finnish Meteorological
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The Viking Sky incident – A wake-up call for the Arctic cruise industry?
When the Viking Sky, with 1,373 people on board, sent out a mayday Saturday afternoon after engine trouble stranded the
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Why a man from Northern Canada created a Twitter bot that monitors temperature trends
Will Gagnon says it was a vulnerable moment that led him to eventually create a Twitter bot to raise more
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Groundwater levels unusually low in Sweden despite melting snow
The water that runs deep beneath our feet is in short supply, meaning rationing could be needed this summer –
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Arctic Norway: temperatures on Svalbard have been above normal for 100 straight months
“Some months have seen temperatures in the area around Longyearbyen with as much as 12-14 degrees [Celsius] over normal,” says
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Warm weather increases risk of avalanche in northwestern Canada
Unseasonably warm weather this week in Yukon has made things a little dicey in the alpine regions, according to Avalanche
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Northern Canada: mild temperatures cause winter road closure in Northwest Territories
Deteriorating conditions on the Mackenzie Valley Winter Road have prompted the Northwest Territories government to close the winter highway for
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Historical high temperatures hit Northern Canada
Unseasonably high temperatures broke records, some in an extreme way in the territories, on Tuesday. As of 4 p.m. MT,
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