Stockholm, Aug 14, 2025 (AFP) - Climate change made Nordic heatwave 2C hotter: study

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Human-caused climate change made a recent Nordic heatwave about 2C hotter, putting a strain on healthcare, ecosystems and indigenous Sami reindeer herders in a region ill-equipped for such events, researchers said on Thursday. Finland, Norway and Sweden experienced unusually hot weather for two weeks in the second half of July as temperatures soared above 30C, with Finland seeing 22 consecutive days of temperatures above 30C. The persistent heat......

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