Central Europe is heading towards a hot and dry summer, with increased risk for wildfires. Here in Norway, on the other hand, the risk for rain seems to be greater than the risk of forest fires.
See the full NILU post from By: Christine Forsetlund Solbakken, Published: 30.06.2025
The Birkenes observatory in Agder is NILU’s oldest observatory; it has been in operation since 1971. It is one of the longest-running sites in Europe. Since August 2021, NILU is operating a Ceilometer at the site. It shows clouds and aerosols above the station. Below screenshots from 30 May – 15 June 2025, each for a full day and between ground and 8 km altitude. The first wildfire aerosols were seen on 31 May 2025, and after that during many days, see here the daily curtain plots for 11 and 14 June 2025. Note the red/orange signals are clouds – only the fainter blue colors are signs of aerosols.
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Kerstin Stebel, Philipp Schneider, Johannes W. Kaiser, and Margit Aun, Arctic and Northern Latitude Peat and Non-peat Wildfire Aerosols During 2018-2024, A.02.08 – POSTER – Impacts of fire in the Earth system, Wednesday 25.06.2025, 17:45-19:00, X5 – Poster Area – Zone L-M
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Published: 12.06.2025
