Norway's vanishing winter

In Norway, a land nearly synonymous with cold and snow, winter is changing rapidly, with consequences for both its people and its wildlife.Oslo, the country’s capital, is experiencing 21 fewer winter days than it did just 30 years ago. And by 2050, scientists expect winter in Oslo will last just half as long as today."We say that Norwegians are ‘born with skis on their feet,’ and maybe that expression will change because conditions are not so often very good for going skiing anymore. And people really notice that.”Reidun Skaland, climate scientist, Norwegian Meteorological Institute“People are talking about that the winter is milder and that we have less snow than we used to have,” said Reidun Skaland, a climate scientist at the Norwegian Meteorological Institute. "[M]any Norwegians define themselves as skiers; they love going out skiing and [they love] wintertime. We say that Norwegians are ‘born with skis on their feet,’ and maybe that expression will change because conditions are no