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The status of the Baltic Sea was thoroughly monitored in the Finnish-Swedish collaboration

Oceanography

R/V Aranda monitored the entire Baltic Sea: poor oxygen condition continues, amount of phosphorus risen in the Sea of Bothnia and the Baltic Proper.

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SMHI and SYKE in Finland enter a unique collaboration on marine environmental monitoring

Oceanography

SMHI and SYKE, the Finnish Environment Institute, have begun a close collaboration to monitor the marine environment of the Baltic and the North Sea.

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Forecasts and present state in OceanWeb

Oceanography

OceanWeb on smhi.se is now being re-launched in a new, more accessible form. OceanWeb is a web application for the visualization of ocean observations and forecasts for the seas around Sweden; the Baltic, Kattegat and Skagerrak.

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The bad oxygen conditions in the Baltic Sea continue

Oceanography

The serious oxygen conditions that have affected the Baltic Sea during the 2000s continue. The oxygen survey performed during autumn 2013 show that 15% of the bottom areas are dead due to total absence of oxygen and about 30% suffer from acute oxygen deficiency.

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SMHI has been selected as Sweden's Most Modern Agency

The Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, SMHI, has won the award for Sweden's Most Modern Agency 2013. The award was presented by the Minister for Public Administration and Housing Stefan Attefall at a conference on quality and operational development at the end of November.

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Drought warning system being developed in South Africa

HydrologyClimate

A new drought warning system is being developed for parts of South Africa. The recently started project is focusing on producing forecasts and recommendations so as to better manage times of strain. The work is being done in close co-operation with local players.
 

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Greater risk of skidding in northern Sweden

MeteorologyClimate

When the thermometer hovers around the zero degrees Celsius mark, the risk of skidding on the roads increases. New statistics show that this type of temperature fluctuation has become more common virtually in northern Sweden during the past 50 winters.

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Adapting to Climate Change in the Baltic Sea Region

Climate

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 focused on how the sea and coastal areas can be adapted to a change in climate.

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