Briksdalsbreen

Briksdalsbreen (The Briksdal glacier) is one of the most accessible and best known arms of the Jostedalsbreen glacier. Briksdalsbreen lies on the north side of the Jostedalsbreen, in Briksdalen (the Briks valley), up the Oldedalen in Stryn municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It lies in the Jostedalsbreen National Park. Briksdalsbreen terminates in a small glacial lake, Briksdalsbrevatnet

Jostedalsbreen National Park.
Briksdalsbreen Norway
© Per Lothe
# Shoot - June 2010

Briksdalsbreen 2004 - 2010

© photo by Per Lothe ( Norway )

# 1 Me @ Briksdalsbreen 15, July 2004
# 2 Me @ Briksdalsbreen 02, June 2010


Climate change affects Norway
Some effects of climate change are already visible. What effects will future climate changes may have on the Norwegian and Arctic nature? And what of society we will be vulnerable?


The observed effects in nature:
• Pollen season and growing seasons starting earlier than before - up to 2 weeks earlier than 30 years ago.
• The growing season has become longer - up to more than 4 weeks longer than 30 years ago.
• Pull Birds come back earlier - some geese coming up to 1 month earlier now than in 1970.
• Heat Dear species has increased in prevalence in parts of southern Norway.
• Survival of seabirds as guillemots and less has fallen because warmer water has led to a smaller quantity of small fish that live on the seabirds.
• New fish species are observed more frequently in Norwegian waters and increasingly further north.
• Cod and herring have found new spawning areas as a result of changing temperature conditions.
Svalbard glaciers are melting
Unique research results show that the glaciers on Svalbard is melting faster than previously. The development is in line with the high summer temperatures are measured in Longyearbyen. Even less snow in winter helps the glaciers are smaller.
New research from the Norwegian Polar Institute shows that the melting of the glaciers that are examined on the western Svalbard, have clearly increased over the past five years.


Expected effects in nature:
New species will migrate towards areas with temperatures and conditions they are used to. Many species that are specially adapted to polar and alpine regions will suffer when they can not find the cooler areas to walk to.
Species will draw north and up the mountain. The new species will compete with species that already exist there today.
Alien species that previously have not lived in Norway due to the cold climate, it will establish itself here in the future. This includes pests and insects.
The alien species that come with the ballast water being discharged in Norwegian waters, and had not survived because of the temperature, will be able to establish themselves.
Immigration of new species will threaten a number of freshwater systems in Norway. These systems are distinctive because they are nutrient poor and species-poor.
The many changes in trekked, egg time, maturation and growing season increases the risk that there will be a "mismatch" between species. For example, we risk that the plants bloom too early, so that there are insects to spread pollen at the same time.

Sunnmøre Alps Norway, Møre & Oldevatnet

Sunnmøre Alps Norway, Møre og Romsdal & Oldevatnet

(Jostedalsbreen National Park. Briksdalsbreen a small glacial lake Oldevatnet)

Trip to Runde, west-coast of Norway

Trip to Runde, west-coast of Norway

Runde is an island in Herøy municipality, Møre og Romsdal county in Norway. Runde is famous for its enormous amount of birds. It is said that there is about 500.000 to 700.000 seabirds inhabiting the island, most of them are to be found in the cliffs. The island has a population of ca. 90, and it's connected to the mainland with a bridge. Runde Miljøsenter (Runde Environmental Centre) is a research station at the bird Island. Runde lies on the west-coast of Norway, close to towns like Fosnavåg, Ulsteinvik, Volda, Ørsta and Ålesund. This region of Norway is famous for its long fjords and steep, snowclad mountains.

Car trip to Runde ( west-coast of Norway ).

Car trip to Runde ( west-coast of Norway ).

Runde is an island in Herøy municipality, Møre og Romsdal county in Norway. Runde is famous for its enormous amount of birds. It is said that there is about 500.000 to 700.000 seabirds inhabiting the island, most of them are to be found in the cliffs. The island has a population of ca. 90, and it's connected to the mainland with a bridge. Runde Miljøsenter (Runde Environmental Centre) is a research station at the bird Island. Runde lies on the west-coast of Norway, close to towns like Fosnavåg, Ulsteinvik, Volda, Ørsta and Ålesund. This region of Norway is famous for its long fjords and steep, snowclad mountains.

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