Phone masts, wind turbines, and power lines are installations that often fall victim to what is called 'atmospheric icing'.

"Human activity is increasingly expanding to the northern regions of the North, where atmospheric icing is a challenge and a safety risk," says a professor at UiT the Arctic University of Norway to NRK Nordland.

The greatest risk of atmospheric icing is when there is a lot of wind, volatile air, temperatures below zero degrees, and mountains that are close to the coast. Last week, the research environment at UiT Narvik opened a research station for atmospheric icing, about a thousand meters above sea level, on the top of the Fagernes mountain.

The research station is gathering information, such as wind speed and direction, temperature, and air pressure. The research will contribute to being able to foresee possible ice formations. That means that businesses that are affected by icing today will be able to take preliminary measures.