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A golden eagle found severely ill in Hallingdal due to suspected lead poisoning from ammunition was rehabilitated over four months and successfully released back into the wild.

A mobile home washed away in severe flooding after Storm Hans hit Hemsedal, Norway, on Tuesday, 8 August. The extreme weather has battered parts of Scandinavia and the Baltics for several days. Rivers have overflown, roads have been damaged and people have been injured by falling branches.

Last winter there was record low snow. But now there are reports of snow records and amazing skiing conditions on the mountain.

An expert warns that early snowmelt and increasing ski tourism in vulnerable high‑altitude calving areas on Hardangervidda and Nordfjella are disturbing Norway’s wild reindeer during their critical breeding season.