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Daan van den Broek

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In this category you can find all the blog posts I have written. I write about a varying range of topics, from weather to travel and from living in Finland in general to my experiences in the Finnish national parks.

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Capturing the G4 Geomagnetic Storm’s Aurora Over Helsinki

May 11, 2024May 11, 2024 Daan

This is a photo collage of the stunning aurora borealis that painted the sky in multitude of colors in Helsinki in the night of Friday

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Blizzard Followed by Gulf-Effect Snow Brings 45 cm of Snow to Helsinki in December

December 12, 2023December 16, 2023 Daan

The 12 and 13th of December 2022 were two very extreme weather days in Helsinki. The first day a true blizzard, with wind gusts over

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Arctic Snow School in Iqaluktuuttiaq (Cambridge Bay): Unforgettable Fieldwork Experience in Canada’s Remote Arctic

April 15, 2023August 3, 2024 Daan

From April 1st to April 8th, I had the privilege to participate in the Arctic Snow School, a joint initiative of the Sentinel North program

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In the Middle of a Polar Low: Extreme Blizzard in Svalbard

March 17, 2023August 3, 2024 Daan

Exactly one year ago, this meteorologist experienced one of the dreams that probably all meteorologist have: being in the middle of a polar low in

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Northern Lights in Helsinki, 26th/27th of February

February 27, 2023March 17, 2023 Daan

Since I have been living in Helsinki in August 2018, I have seen the northern lights, also known as aurora borealis, 3 times from the

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Experiences during master course Air-Ice-Sea Interactions at UNIS, Svalbard

January 19, 2023July 11, 2023 Daan

In the fall of 2022, from October to December, I went to Svalbard to take part in the UNIS master course Air-Ice-Sea Interactions II. It

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Light Pillars upon Arrival in Helsinki

December 21, 2022July 3, 2023 Daan

On the 10th of January of 2022, I arrived back home in Finland after spending Christmas with my family. The arrival back home was very

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Coldest start of December in Helsinki since 1937

December 3, 2022December 12, 2023 Daan

After a (for my standards) cold fall and a very cold end of November, the winter stepped up its game in the beginning of December

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Hiking in Sipoonkorpi on a Beautiful Winter’s Day in March the Day After a Snow Storm

July 5, 2022July 5, 2022 Daan

On the 10th of March 2021, a friend and I went hiking in Sipoonkorpi National Park. Despite it already being March, it was a very

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Most Beautiful Winter Days

June 9, 2022September 20, 2022 Daan

During 2 weeks in January 2021 in Helsinki, I experienced the most beautiful winter days of my life. As a Dutch person, I do not

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  1. Bernd on Surrounded by Idiots – Book ReviewFebruary 23, 2025

    Exactly my thoughts. Even more so, I think these kinds of books are very dangerous. Many people won't be critical,…

  2. Daan on Chances of a White Christmas in Europe: Declining Snow Cover Trends on Christmas EveDecember 14, 2023

    Thanks - I hope so too!

  3. Daan on Chances of a White Christmas in Europe: Declining Snow Cover Trends on Christmas EveDecember 14, 2023

    Bedankt Pascal! :)

  4. Lena on Chances of a White Christmas in Europe: Declining Snow Cover Trends on Christmas EveDecember 14, 2023

    Interesting article but I hope nature surprises us and that we get a white Christmas in southern Sweden after all!

  5. Pascal on Chances of a White Christmas in Europe: Declining Snow Cover Trends on Christmas EveNovember 30, 2023

    Beste Daan, weer een goed en interessant artikel geschreven.

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