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Norway sees warmest spring on record
<p>Oslo, Norway: Norway has experienced its warmest spring since records began in 1901, with average temperatures 2.1 degrees Celsius above the seasonal norm, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute announced on Tuesday.</p> <p>Although the Scandinavian country escaped a heatwave that hit Europe in May, above average temperatures in March and April contributed to the record, said a weather institute statement.</p> <p>"The sun is too stable to explain today's rapid climate change. It must be caused by our emissions of fossil fuels," climatologist Jostein Mamen stressed.</p> <p>The previous warmest spring was recorded in 2024, when temperatures were 1.8C above normal, with 2025 the second warmest.</p> <p>The warming was particularly noticeable in northern Norway.</p> <p>In Svalbard, an archipelago halfway between mainland Norway and the North Pole, temperatures in April were sometimes 5 to 6 degrees above normal, according to the institute.</p>
<p>Oslo, Norway: Norway has experienced its warmest spring since records began in 1901, with average temperatures 2.1 degrees Celsius above the seasonal norm, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute announced on Tuesday.</p> <p>Although the Scandinavian country escaped a heatwave that hit Europe in May, above average temperatures in March and April contributed to the record, said a weather institute statement.</p> <p>"The sun is too stable to explain today's rapid climate change. It must be caused by our emissions of fossil fuels," climatologist Jostein Mamen stressed.</p> <p>The previous warmest spring was recorded in 2024, when temperatures were 1.8C above normal, with 2025 the second warmest.</p> <p>The warming was particularly noticeable in northern Norway.</p> <p>In Svalbard, an archipelago halfway between mainland Norway and the North Pole, temperatures in April were sometimes 5 to 6 degrees above normal, according to the institute.</p>