Land of the Midnight Sun

         This week, I will be focusing on the extreme coastal erosion and how it is a major concern and a problem for Norway and its rising sea levels.  Coastal erosion is a global issue but deeply effects the Arctic, as the soil is frozen and results in erosion that is three to four times more rapid than in warmer regions.  Norway’s coastline is classified as emergent and is caused from a fall of sea levels and with the association of high cliffs in the case of Norway. The rates in which erosion occurs range from 0.5mm to 12.5 mm annually. This might not be so impactful as in other locations in the world, but many small towns in Norway reside on cliffs that are eroding and are at risk of losing these historical places.        Norway has a way to adapt themselves to their vulnerabilities when experiencing coastal erosion. The first strategy that has been proposed is to strengthen the coastline by returning a balance to the sediment and creating a space that can aid natural erosion. A s

     Extreme weather is no stranger in the country of Norway.  Floods, hurricanes, and avalanches, to name a few are some of the worst climate-related extremes in this nation. In recent times, some major events that have been recorded are the 1992 hurricane in northwest Norway and the 1995 major flood in eastern Norway.                                                                                                                                          The New Year's Day Storm was a hurricane that not only took over western Norway but northern Scotland as well on January 1, 1992. Being the most cataclysmic storm in Norwegian history, tens of thousands of buildings were damaged as well as large areas of forests. Over 230 million dollars of damage was reported to have been done by this hurricane.      1995 was an intensive year for Norway of major flooding, causing incredible damage and being the largest flood within the last 200 years! The heating of the country had an effect on t