The fifth in a series of light-hearted columns about life as a foreigner living in the Danish capital.
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The Living in Copenhagen Diary entry number five: Dejlig dag
Posted on 27 March 2012.
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Moon ‘drew Greenland icebergs to the Titanic’
Posted on 11 March 2012.
The sinking of the Titanic a century ago could have been the result of the Moon moving unusually close to the Earth, causing Greenland icebergs to drift into shipping lanes, scientists claim. Donald Olson, a physicist at Texas State University, led a team of forensic astronomers in examining the theory of late oceanographer Fergus Wood, [...]
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Icelandic pagans celebrate Yule today
Posted on 21 December 2010.
Today is the Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, and also Yule — one of the most important dates on the Asatru Pagan calendar. The sun is at its lowest point today and no other day of the year has less daylight.
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Iceland experiencing September heat wave
Posted on 07 September 2010.
Temperature records continue to be broken in Iceland in the current heat wave. Saturday was the warmest day of the whole year so far – which is scarcely believable in the month of September.
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Large electromagnetic storm hits Nordic region
Posted on 06 August 2010.
The electromagnetic storm which hit the upper atmosphere over Iceland, Scandinavia, Greenland and North America this week was the biggest since December 2006.
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Health warnings issued in Finland as heatwave continues
Posted on 17 July 2010.
Doctors in Finland are advising people to avoid dehydration as temperatures hit record highs in the Nordic country. As the heatwave currently cooking Europe shows little sign of easing up, health officials in Finland are reminding residents to drink at least one and a half times more water than usual.
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Europeans Not Always White Claim Scientists
Posted on 06 September 2009.
According to scientists in Oslo, the English may have only grown to develop pale skin in the past 5,500 years.
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Warmer than usual Iceland nearly breaks cold record
Posted on 27 June 2009.
The heat wave predicted to hit Iceland this weekend will almost certainly see temperatures rise above 20 degrees for the first time this year. It was in 1979, or exactly 30 years ago, that the temperature last failed to break the 20°C barrier during the first full six months of the year. The same chilly [...]
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