Temperatures across Iceland during the past month have been some of the coldest experienced in 30 years. Throughout Iceland record temperatures have been recorded.
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Iceland winter strikes back with a vengeance
Posted on 07 March 2013.
Yesterday, residents of Reykjavik woke up to heavy snowfalls in combination with strong gusts of wind, leaving high banks of snow on sidewalks and black ice on roads before snowplows could get to work.
Posted in Iceland, Weather2 Comments
Helsinki sees cloudiest winter in 20 years
Posted on 23 February 2013.
The Finnish capital has seen one of its most gloomy winters on record. According to the latest figures from the Finnish Meteorological Institute, whose readings were taken at Helsinki’s Vantaa Airport, only about 50 hours of sunlight have been seen in Helsinki since the beginning of December.
Meteorologists warn of February ‘deep freeze’ across Nordic states
Posted on 30 January 2013.
Temperatures are likely to drop even further below normal next month throughout the Nordic region, according experts from Weather Services International (WSI). WSI officials said that a high-pressure pattern is to persist over the arctic through to February, continually pushing frigid, dry air southward over Scandinavia, as well as toward Russia, the Baltic states and Britain.
Posted in Scandinavia, Weather0 Comments
Polar bears enjoy summer sanctuary on Icebergs
Posted on 09 November 2012.
Filmmakers have discovered that some polar bears are seeking refuge from hunters on major icebergs, rather than on land as previously thought.
Posted in Environment, General, Science, Weather1 Comment
Furious winds across Iceland
Posted on 02 November 2012.
Iceland residents have been experiencing strong winds for the past 48 hours, with gusts exceeding 100 km/h in Reykjavik and elsewhere around the country.
Posted in Environment, General, Iceland, MBL, Weather3 Comments
NASA: record low for sea ice
Posted on 01 September 2012.
Nasa has reported the lowest levels of sea ice in the Arctic since it began monitoring in 1979.
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Stockholm residents enjoy six ‘summer’ days in 2012
Posted on 29 August 2012.
Residents of Stockholm saw significantly low number of warm weather days over the summer.
Posted in Sweden, Weather0 Comments
