Oslo, Norway: Norway has experienced its warmest spring since records began in 1901, with average temperatures 2.1 degrees Celsius above the seasonal norm, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute announced on Tuesday.
Although the Scandinavian country escaped a heatwave that hit Europe in May, above average temperatures in March and April contributed to the record, said a weather institute statement.
"The sun is too stable to explain today's rapid climate change. It must be caused by our emissions of fossil fuels," climatologist Jostein Mamen stressed.
The previous warmest spring was recorded in 2024, when temperatures were 1.8C above normal, with 2025 the second warmest.
The warming was particularly noticeable in northern Norway.
In Svalbard, an archipelago halfway between mainland Norway and the North Pole, temperatures in April were sometimes 5 to 6 degrees above normal, according to the institute.
