Avalanches hit houses after rain in western Norway in numerous locations.
Extreme drought in the west means that households with private waterworks are out of water. Elvar's dried up. "The situation is very serious," he says.
Underground, a mighty giant is disintegrating: the permafrost is about to drop its roof. Constantly creeping upwards, the permafrost zone is now 100 meters further up the mountainside than 20 years ago.
On Saturday night a new cold record was measured for July at Sognefjellshytta. There is unusually high cold and wind in several places in Norway right now. And little indicates improvement over the next few days.
There is a danger of spring flood over almost the entire country. On Sognefjellet it has not been as much snow in 20 years.
It's been decades since there has been so much snow on the icebergs in southern Norway.
The extreme weather "Elsa" left its mark along the Norwegian coast on Monday night until Tuesday. In many places the water has gone far above the ordinary flood level and many cellars have been filled with water.
The earliest I have ever seen the cormorant snake has been around the first week of April. I could never imagine meeting snakes in January.
Several ground slides close E39 between Førde and Skei in Jølster. More than 150 people must be evacuated.
Warm temperatures break 30 year record.
Snake wakens early from winter sleep. He is a sure spring sign, but is not happy in February. If you see a viper at this time of year, then there may be several snakes in the vicinity.
Thousands of years old ice disappears all over Norway. Dag Inge Bakke (42) is among those struggling to save the frozen archive of the past.
The winter holiday offers 15 degrees (C) of heat and spring flowers.
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