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Norway Hits Record 4°C: A Frightening Climate Warning

1/8/2026

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Norway's 2025 record reached 4°C in Longyearbyen on December 22, surpassing Seville and Ankara.
Hans Olav Hygen, a climatologist, said temperatures were 1.5°C above the 1991–2020 average and 2.8°C above pre-industrial levels.
Amalie Skalevag, a researcher, warned that such high temperatures may become more common.
Oslo and other regions experienced a snowless Christmas, with temperatures reaching 6°C.
Northern Europe faced a heatwave in July that strained emergency services in Finland.

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Norway's 2025 record reached 4°C in Longyearbyen on December 22, surpassing Seville and Ankara.
Hans Olav Hygen, a climatologist, said temperatures were 1.5°C above the 1991–2020 average and 2.8°C above pre-industrial levels.
Amalie Skalevag, a researcher, warned that such high temperatures may become more common.
Oslo and other regions experienced a snowless Christmas, with temperatures reaching 6°C.
Northern Europe faced a heatwave in July that strained emergency services in Finland.