James Thomson, Barents Observer – Eye on the Arctic

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Surfing in the Arctic

1 December 20144 December 2014 James Thomson, Barents Observer 0 Comments Lofoten Islands, oceans, recreation, sports, Tommy Olsen

Surfing is surprisingly hot in the Lofoten Islands, 200 km north of the Arctic Circle. “It’s all happening in the Arctic!”

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Bjørn Ballo sits in the cockpit of the downed P-40 plane, a vestige of the Second World War under Jarfjord in Kirkenes. (Jimmy Thomson/Barents Observer)

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History revealed by WW2 wrecks in Norway’s Arctic fjords

6 November 20147 November 2014 James Thomson, Barents Observer 0 Comments boats, diving, Finnmark, history, military, Nazi, planes, Russia

In the 70 years since the war, more than a dozen wrecks of planes and ships have been found on

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The new shipping rules will apply to both the Arctic and Antarctic after January 1, 2017. (Jimmy Thomson/Barents Observer)

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IMO completes Polar Code environmental rules

24 October 201427 October 2014 James Thomson, Barents Observer 0 Comments Antarctic, Arctic, International Maritime Organization, shipping

The UN International Maritime Organization has drafted the environmental regulations chapter for the Polar Code, a binding set of regulations

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