Svalbard: Colder than normal for the first time in 10 years
Not since November 2011 has Svalbard had a monthly average temperature colder than normal. “Average temperature for March was -16,2
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Norwegian Arctic wilderness tourism hit particularly hard by coronavirus
Trine Baddari and her family spent years building the BIRK husky as a successful wilderness brand in the Pasvik valley.
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Arctic oil plans in Norway and Russia disrupted amid COVID-19 crisis
Grand plans for drilling and field development in far northern Norwegian waters are being delayed and postponed. The coronavirus and
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Unusual amounts of snow and ice threaten reindeer in Arctic Norway
“It’s a serious crisis,” says Elisabeth Aspaker, County Governor of Norway’s northernmost region. She calls on everyone not to disturb
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North Pole Barneo camp cancelled due to coronavirus outbreak
With Norway partially shutting down its borders for foreigners, Svalbard airport Longyearbyen can’t be used to shuttle people and supply
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Norway deploys Home Guard soldiers on border with Finland in the Arctic
With the goal of preventing the spread of the novel coronavirus, Norwegian soldiers are now supporting local police with turning
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Scandinavian airlines cancel thousands of flights and lay off most of their employees
Demand for air travel is essentially non-existent due to the coronavirus outbreak and airlines like SAS, Norwegian and Widerøe have
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Norway cancels NATO Arctic military exercise due to coronavirus outbreak
More than 15,000 soldiers from nine countries will put down their weapons and start preparing to go home from their
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16,000 NATO troops kickstart Arctic war game in northern Norway
Northern Norway is battle zone in this year’s major allied Arctic exercise. Temperatures were dropping to below minus 20 degrees
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First case of coronavirus tested in Arctic Norway
A woman from the north Norwegian town of Tromsø has tested positive for the coronavirus. The woman was tested after
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Plenty of more oil in Barents Sea, says Norwegian petroleum authority
New field discoveries have been scarce, but the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate still believes that there is more than 3 billion
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The number of Russians getting Norwegian citizenship almost halved last year
But in 2020 the number is again expected to rise as Norway now allows for dual citizenship 185 Russians were
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China’s ambassador to Norway brushes off allegations his country is a threat in Arctic
The Norwegian Intelligence Service fears a stronger Chinese presence in the North, but the country’s ambassador assures that Beijing wants
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Politician calls for stronger EU engagement in Arctic
All key government structures of the Union must assign a far higher level of attention to Arctic affairs, says Urmas
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Extremely low pressure grounds some air traffic in northern Norway
The past months have seen extraordinarily rough weather along the north Norwegian coast. Early this week came another extreme. The
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