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The climate of the future has been analyzed in 13 counties

The analyzes are based on our own observations and analyses as well as climate scenarios from international climate research. The results are used for planning and risk assessment...
Updated: 03 September 2012

Adapting to Climate Change in the Baltic Sea Region

The first step has now been taken towards a common climate change adaptation strategy for the Baltic Sea Region. The large-scale EU project Baltadapt, where SMHI is one of the partners, is mainly...
Updated: 04 June 2012

Improved oxygen conditions in the Baltic deep water

Oxygen conditions in the south eastern Baltic have improved thanks to an inflow of oxygen-rich water from the North Sea during November/December 2011. This inflow has also caused the...
Updated: 08 May 2012

Climate variations for the last millennium

Variability and long-term climate change in the Baltic Sea region have been investigated in a 1000-year long climate model simulation.

Renewable energy can benefit from a changing climate

A warmer and wetter climate may have positive feedback on renewable energy sources. Better conditions for hydropower and biomass energy can be expected. A new analysis has been performed by Nordic...
Updated: 29 February 2012