On Monday, October 27th from 11 AM to 12 PM, the Norwegian Center for Climate Services (NCCS) will present the key findings of latest knowledge on how increasing temperatures are altering Norway. Everyone can follow the event live digitally.
The event will be held in Marmorhallen at the Ministry of Climate and Environment. The hall has a limited number of seats, but anyone interested can follow the event live digitally on this page.
Here is the program: Opening by the Minister of Environment and Climate, Andreas Bjelland Eriksen.
- WHY DO WE NEED TO ADAPT? By Anita Verpe Dyrrdal (Meteorological Institute and head of the Norwegian Center for Climate Services (NCCS)
- WATER THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
Summer and Autumn
With global warming, summer in Norway is extended. Downpours become more intense and occur more frequently. The risk of longer drought periods increases.
Increased precipitation in the autumn leads to more and larger rain floods and can trigger certain types of landslides. Additionally, rising sea levels increase the danger of coastal flooding.
By Irene Brox Nilsen (NVE) and Stephanie Mayer (NORCE)
Winter and Spring
In the skiing nation of Norway, we will need to travel further to find stable snow conditions in the future. Less snow and melting glaciers are already highly visible consequences of climate change.
Spring and the growing season are starting increasingly earlier. Plants and crops will, in some areas, sprout during a time of the year that still has long and dark nights. This increases the risk of frost, which can lead to damaged crops.
By Hans Olav Hygen (Meteorological Institute) and Liss Andreassen (NVE)
- LOCAL COMMUNITIES
How are climate changes impacting Norwegian local communities, and what challenges do they face in their climate adaptation efforts?
Kristine Garvin, climate researcher at the Meteorological Institute, in conversation with Espen Jordet, municipal chief in Rakkestad municipality, and Ingrid Slungaard Myklebust, senior advisor for environment and climate at the Lofot Council.
The event will be moderated by Roar Skålin, director of the Meteorological Institute and chairman of the Norwegian Climate Service Center.
