Monday, January 16, 2006

Spring comes early up north

Norway's northern city of Tromsø is in the midst of its warmest January ever. The spring-like weather is causing problems for efforts to promote winter tourism.

A hotel carved out of ice in Finnmark is melting, and snowy trails for sledding have all but been destroyed during the recent spate of warm temperatures.
Last Friday was the warmest day of all, with 7.2C in Tromsø and 10C (50F) in Nordreisa.
Longyearbyen, Svalbard(almost on The North Pole) got + 7,7 degrees today! It's a new January record!

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