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Driving in the mountain wonderland

Yeah, mountains are part of driving longer stretches in Norway. You can take the long road following the coastline or cross over the mountains.
In late winter, in April and with good weather, the mountains are fastest. And prettiest.
Of course, snow removal when the snow layer is 2 meters thick or more means you must stop your car and climb up to get a view of the mountains. Or have a look down at the main road on the right here.
You do not stay there long. When the base temperature is minus 22 degrees Centigrade, any windy breeze makes the real temperature even colder.
The heaters in the cars sold here is made to handle it. I remember one time my first car, a Datsun, had a car heater that nearly did not. It was December, and minus 34 degrees outside.
Going outside when it is that cold, every nerve in your skin and breathing system cries out: "Seriously?" "This is not real!" "Get inside, you maniac" "Cold. So cold. Freezing cold. Unbelievable cold!"
Hot food and coffee never taste better than after a walk in the cold. Even a short one.
But it is worth visit Norwegian mountains under snow.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=_6I7GfDCaHE&feature=shares

#snow #roads #deepsnow #roads #mountains #mountainplateau #bluesky #snowpassage #freezing #cold #minus22degrees #cardrive #roadtrip #strynefjellet #norway #arctic #april #early #spring

Winter Never Ends

Yesterday was April 9, 2025. It was 7:30am or so and I was packing up to leave for work. I asked Siri how the weather was and she told me it was 26 degrees out. 26… in the second week of April. I looked out the window at the car and said out loud, “at least there’s no ice on the car.”

Fast forward to this morning, April 10, 2025. I don’t have to drive to work today but when I got up at a little after 6:00am I did happen to look out the window at the driveway. Sure enough, this time there was ice on the car. It was 29 degrees out though so it’s practically a heatwave.

Winter never ends around these parts. It starts around the last week of August and it hangs on for dear life until sometime in late May or early June.

Southern California is calling me. Hell, at this point maybe it’s Mexico calling me. Should I start learning Spanish? You know, just in case?

#Cold#freezing#ice

Could the UK actually get colder with global warming?

Of all the possible #climate futures, there’s a scenario where the UK & north-west #Europe buck the trend of global warming & instead face plunging temperatures & #freezing #winters.

It’s not the most likely outcome, but a number of scientists fear the chance of it happening is growing, & that the consequences would be so great that it deserves proper consideration

bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn938z

BBC NewsCould the UK actually get colder with global warming?Some scientists fear the risk of a collapse to warm Atlantic currents has not been taken seriously.