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Norway is, by any standards, one of
the most beautiful countries on
earth, but that beauty brings with
it a responsibility that weighs heavily upon
Norwegians. For here is a people with an
enduring love for the natural world that is
profoundly etched into the national char-
acter. In the past, this was expressed in the
Norwegian tradition of isolated farmsteads
that colonised the most secluded cor-
ners of the country’s wilderness. Increas-
ingly, however, the irrevo cable move-
ment of Norwegians towards the cities
– cities that are themselves places of great
beauty, such as Bergen, Trondheim, Stavan-
ger and Tromsø – has altered the relation-
ship between Norwegians and their natural
world. But one thing remains unaltered:
to paraphrase that great Norwegian son,
Henrik Ibsen, those who wish to under-
stand Norwegians, must first understand
Norway’s magnificent but severe natural
environment, for these are a people of the
land, perhaps more so than any other Eu-
ropeans.
Norway is a country at a crossroads, although given
Norway’s natural wonders and significant wealth, it’s a situation in which most countries in the world would love to find themselves.’
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Wilderness in Norway has
become more of a lei-
sure pursuit, an idea that
Norwegians embrace, escape to and
explore with great fervour. Nowhere is
this more evident than in the country’s
national parks – shining symbols of the
nation’s desire to protect the environ-
ment as much as they are showpieces
of Norway’s peerless landscapes and
otherworldly natural grace. At the same
time, Norwegians worry about their
impact upon the environment, over the
consequences of global warming for
the country’s glaciers and Arctic eco-
systems, and about Norway’s contribu-
tions to this decline and the decline of
wilderness the world over due to their
massive oil reserves and exports.
Although Norway
covers the same
latitude range
as Alaska (and much fur-
ther north when you in-
clude Svalbard), most of
the country enjoys a sur-
prisingly temperate cli-
mate. For this you can
thank the Gulf Stream,
which flows north along
the coast. Average maxi-
mum temperatures for
July hover around 16°C in
the south (although they
can be double that) and
around 13°C in the north.
In January, the average
maximum temperature is
1°C and -3°C respectively.
Bergen, on the southwest
coast, is the wettest city,
with 2250mm of annual
precipitation, while Ron-
dane and Gudbrands-
dal, protected by coastal
mountain ranges from the
moisture-laden prevailing
southwesterly winds, are
among the driest districts
of Norway, with less than
500mm of precipitation
annually. Alta in the coun-
try’s far north receives less
rain than the Sahara!
Extreme temperatures are
possible even in the Arc-
tic region. In July 1998,
even Narvik rose above
30°C and Svalbard posi-
tively soared to over 20°C
a month later. At the other
end of the scale, winter
temperatures can plum-
met (in January 1999, the
temperature in Kirkenes
dropped to a chilly -56°C)
and snow up to 10m deep
can accumulate in the
mountains; a mere 2m to
3m is more usual in the
lower areas.
‘Norway may have become the epitome of a modern, peaceful country, but its
history is soaked in blood.’
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Pollution and Emissions.
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