Å i Åfjord

A wildfire at Oksvoll in Ørland, Norway burned most of a 4.5 km² area, prompting evacuations and road closures. Authorities report no injuries; one outbuilding burned and power outages affected local residents.

Sea surface temperatures off Norway have reached 22–23 °C, at least five degrees above normal, marking a marine heatwave that risks stressing marine life and intensifying extreme weather.

Norway should dismantle two large wind farms that were stripped of their licenses for jeopardizing traditional reindeer husbandry, herders from the Indigenous Sámi community said on Friday. Reindeer herders say the sight and sound of giant wind turbines frighten their animals and thus disrupt age-old traditions.