Sundsvall

The car ferry between Hemsön and Strinningen outside Härnösand, Sweden has repeatedly had to deny heavy trucks due to unusually low sea levels. The low water is linked to a strong, persistent high-pressure system that pushed Baltic Sea levels to historically low values in early February.

The rare clubmoss known in Swedish as “mellanlummer” has been recorded for the first time in Västernorrland, in forests near Viksjö. Botanists link the find to SCA’s prescribed burns that open and rejuvenate the forest.