Avalanche danger increases with heavy rainfall

Record rainfall and high temperatures were set in July. Experts say warmer and wetter weather is still to come. The consequences may be floods, thawing of permafrost, milder winters and less ice.

Landslide: Between 2,000 and 3,000 cubic meters of mass were carried into the drinking water source at Steintippdalen on the night of July 13 due to heavy precipitation.
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