Thor still busy – yellow alert in the East
Thor still busy – yellow alert in Eastern Norway Thor is swinging his hammer. Heavy rain showers locally on Sunday afternoon and evening. The Norwegian…
Lightning
The name of the woman who was killed by a lightning strike in Italy has been published
It was Silje Fismen (43) who died after being struck by lightning during a cross country race in Italy on Saturday. This is stated by…
Norwegian woman died after lightning strike in Italy
A 44-year-old woman from Tromsø died after being hit by lightning while she participated in a terrain race in northern Italy on Saturday. The woman…
Lightning strikes in dry woods and forests area cause a fire hazard in several counties
The possibility of lightening and thunderstorms in several counties that have had long hot summer weather, creates a great forest fire hazard. Firefighters in southern…
Lightning strikes cost billions
Just under two billion kroner have been paid out in compensation for lightning strikes over the past ten years. 90,000 lightning strikes were registered…
Lightning season in southern Norway
July is traditionally the worst month of the year for thunder and lightning. Insurance companies have warned of possible damage these can cause to computers,…
322 reindeer killed by lightning
A director of the Norwegian Nature Inspectorate has found 322 dead reindeer in a small area in south of Hardangervidda. Probably they have been struck…
The broadband failures – problems been doubled after lightning
In recent weeks there has been nearly a doubling in the number of errors on broadband as a result of lightning and thunder in compare…
Lightning and thunder created major problems in eastern Norway
Large parts of Sørumsand and Blaker lost power when parts of eastern Norway was hit by thunder and lightning on Tuesday night. All shops at Sørumsand had…