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Traces of radioactive iodine detected near Norway-Russia border

16 August 201916 August 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments air pollution, borders, defence, military, nuclear, radiation

The findings are not necessary connected with the recent accident at the nuclear weapons test site in northern Russia, Norwegian

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Electric car sales skyrocket in Arctic Norway

5 August 20195 August 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Electric vehicles, Finnmark, Renewables, transport

Sales rose 140% in the first half 2019 in Finnmark, Norway’s northernmost region, compared to the same period last year.

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Arctic Norwegian mayor to attend Northern Fleet parade in Russia

24 July 201925 July 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Kirkenes, military, Northern Fleet, Norway, nuclear weapons, Russia, security, Severomorsk

“I see this as part of a neighbour policy the Norwegian government wants. We have normal relations,” says Kirkenes mayor

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Walt Disney Animation Studios to release Saami-language version of “Frozen 2”

24 July 201926 July 2019 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments Arctic, entertainment, Finland, indigenous, languages, movies, nordic, Sweden, U.N. Year of Indigenous Languages

The sequel to the Walt Disney mega-hit film Frozen will also be available in the Saami language, Walt Disney Animation

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Radiation seeping out from 30-year-old nuclear-sub wreck in Norwegian Sea

10 July 201912 July 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 1 Comment Bear Island, Komsomlets, Norwegian Sea, nuclear, nuclear submarines, radiation, Russian Navy, Soviet Union, submarines

One sample taken from an open ventilation hole of the wrecked Soviet nuclear-powered submarine shows levels of about 800 Becquerel

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LNG-reloading operations end in Norway’s Arctic waters

8 July 20198 July 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments energy, gas, Honningsvåg, LNG, Novatek, shipping

Several million tons of liquified natural gas were reloaded in course of few months in the waters outside Honningsvåg, northern

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Scientists check 30-year-old submarine wreck for radiation in Norwegian Sea

8 July 20198 July 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Bear Island, Komsomolets, Norwegian Sea, nuclear, nuclear submarines, Russian Navy, Soviet Union, submarines

Norwegian and Russian researchers sail joint expedition to the site where the submarine Komsomolets sank in 1989. The unique titanium

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Skiers who died in Arctic Norway last winter triggered avalanche: report

5 July 2019 Yle News 0 Comments avalanche, Blåbærfjellet, skiing, Tamok, Troms

A group of skiers who went missing in the Blåbærfjellet region of Norway’s Tamok Valley and were later declared dead

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Arctic fox’s rapid journey from Svalbard to Northern Canada stuns researchers

27 June 201928 June 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments animals, Arctic fox, Ellesmere Island, Greenland, migration, Svalbard, wildlife

The 3,506 km long sprint of the small animal is stunning researchers. “We first did not believe it was true,”

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Small traces of radioactive Cobalt-60 detected along Norway-Russia border

25 June 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments borders, Finnmark, nuclear, nuclear submarines, radiation

“The levels measured are very, very low and we don’t know its origin,” says Bredo Møller with Norway’s radiation agency’s

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New satellites to boost communications in Arctic Norway

25 June 201925 June 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments communications, Internet, satellites, space, telecommunications

The Nordic country cooperates with the U.S and other allies over the development of a new broadband communication network in

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Long format – Rescue services in Arctic Norway not ready for Svalbard cruise boom

19 June 201921 June 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments cruise ships, search and rescue, Svalbard, tourism

“We will never be able to have a 100 percent rescue preparedness around Svalbard,” says Bent-Ove Jamtli, Director of the

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Another dry well for Norway’s Equinor in promising Arctic area

17 June 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic drilling, Barents Sea, energy, Equinor, oil

Equinor drills its second dry well in the license area located on 74 degrees North, near the border to Russia.

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Barents Sea cod catch should be cut, researchers say

13 June 201913 June 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Barents Sea, cod, fish, fisheries, food

“The stocks in the Barents Sea are smaller than before.” The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)

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Is Norway’s farmed salmon as healthy as we think?

12 June 201913 June 2019 Liv Lewitschnik, Radio Sweden 0 Comments algae, exports, fish, fisheries, food, salmon

Swedes love salmon but some scientists and a new film say the farmed variety of the fish isn’t as healthy

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