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Cyclone Per
Cyclone Per was a powerful storm with hurricane-force winds which hit the west coast of Sweden and Norway on the morning of 14 January 2007. In Sweden, six people died from the storm and approximately 300,000 households were left without electricity. The storm was officially named ''Cyclone Hanno'' by the Free University of Berlin, which names all low-pressure areas that affect Europe, while the storm was named ''Per'' by the Norway Weather Service, which names all strong storms that affect Norway. Deaths *A man in his 60s died when his car was hit by a falling tree in Jönköping County on 14 January. A woman who was traveling with him suffered minor injuries. *A 9-year-old boy in Motala died after a tree fell on him at around midday on 14 January. *A 24-year-old truck driver was killed in Ullared when his truck was hit by a tree on 14 January. *A 61-year-old man died in Malmö harbor in an accident due to the storm on 14 January. *Two men died on January 15, one on Öland and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Windstorm
European windstorms are powerful extratropical cyclones which form as cyclonic windstorms associated with areas of low atmospheric pressure. They can occur throughout the year, but are most frequent between October and March, with peak intensity in the winter months. Deep areas of low pressure are common over the North Atlantic, and occasionally start as nor'easters off the New England coast. They frequently track across the North Atlantic Ocean towards the north of Scotland and into the Norwegian Sea, which generally minimizes the impact to inland areas; however, if the track is further south, it may cause adverse weather conditions across Central Europe, Northern Europe and especially Western Europe. The countries most commonly affected include the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Germany, the Faroe Islands and Iceland. The strong wind phenomena intrinsic to European windstorms, that give rise to "damage footprints" at the surface, can be placed into thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malmö
Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal population of 350,647 in 2021. The Malmö Metropolitan Region is home to over 700,000 people, and the Øresund Region, which includes Malmö and Copenhagen, is home to 4 million people. Malmö was one of the earliest and most industrialised towns in Scandinavia, but it struggled to adapt to post-industrialism. Since the 2000 completion of the Öresund Bridge, Malmö has undergone a major transformation, producing new architectural developments, supporting new biotech and IT companies, and attracting students through Malmö University and other higher education facilities. Over time, Malmö's demographics have changed and by the turn of the 2020s almost half the municipal population had a foreign background. The city contains many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Meteorology
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2007 In Norway
Events in the year 2007 in Norway Incumbents * Monarch – Harald V * Prime Minister – Jens Stoltenberg Events January * 13 January – The Greek ship ''Server'' breaks in half off the Norwegian coast, releasing over 200 tons of crude oil. * 15 January – TV 2 Nyhetskanalen starts broadcasting and becomes Norway's first 24-hour news channel. February March * 9 March – Gerd-Liv Valla resigns as the leader of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions. * 10 March – Worker's Communist Party and Red Electoral Alliance, as well as their common youth organization Red Youth, merge to become the Red Party. * 12 March – In a radio interview on NRK P3, painter Marianne Aulie names two people who attempted to drug and rape her. April * 3 April – A 41-year-old man admits to have killed Inger Johanne Apenes in 1978 as a 13-year-old. * 12 April – Eight people are killed when the Norwegian supply vessel Bourbon Dolphin capsized off the coast of Shetland and sank three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
