The Country Of Sweden

        What are extreme weather events? " Extreme events are occurrences of unusually severe weather or climate conditions that can cause devastating impacts on communities and agricultural and natural ecosystems. Weather-related extreme events are often short-lived and include heat waves, freezes, heavy downpours, tornadoes, tropical cyclones and floods."          With some research, it appears that Sweden does not experience any extreme weather events often, but occasionally they do get heat waves. Sweden's last heatwave occurred this past July. Temperatures ranged from 85-95. With it being dry in some places, wildfire warnings were put into place. Sweden advised residents to stay inside and if outside to frequently rest in shaded areas.  Below is a map of Europe's temperatures during the heatwave this past summer.  https://crisis24.garda.com/alerts/2022/07/sweden-heatwave-forecast-across-southern-sweden-throu...

          What are mass wasting events? Mass wasting events include landslides, mudslides, rockslides, etc. Mass wasting events can be connected to other natural disasters like earthquakes and flooding. Sweden does have some mass wasting. In the last couple of years Sweden has experienced a couple of serious landslides. With heavier precipitation occurring in the country the risk of landslides happening has increased heavily.  Sweden knows this can become a big problem in the future, so they have put efforts in place so when they so occur, they are not as bad as others.            Putting measures into place before a landslide occurs can be very beneficial. In past cases in Sweden, when efforts were made before hand, the cleanup cost was significantly less, as well as injuries that were sustained. Sweden's efforts include stabilization of areas at risk and good drainage being put into place where areas may get more rain.  ...