25th anniversary of Norway’s financing of nuclear-dump cleanup in Arctic Russia
On Wednesday, Rosatom officials and Norwegian project partners marked that it is 25 years since the first money check was
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Environment (Norway)
Polar bears may be inbreeding as climate change melts away Arctic ice
Polar bears in Svalbard have undergone a shocking loss in genetic diversity, says a Norwegian study. Snorre Hagen and Simo
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Arctic Norwegian city gets world’s northernmost electric post truck
The 26 tons heavy battery-powered truck is now driving the 1,600 kilometers distance north from Oslo to Tromsø where it
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Alarm bells ringing for Atlantic salmon in northern Norway
Local regulators are introducing fishing bans in several rivers in the north Norwegian Finnmark region as fears grow over the
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Polar bears face extinction in Svalbard and Arctic Russia says scientist
In 50 years, there might be no more polar bears in far northern archipelagos like Svalbard, says leader of the
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From dirty coal mining to protected land, Norway expands national park on Svalbard
Important to protect the Van Mijen fjord as sea ice provides habitat for seals and polar bears, says Minister of
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“Arctic drilling is a violation of human rights,” say activists filing case with European Court of Human Rights
A group of young climate activists are taking their case against Norway’s oil drilling in the Arctic to the European
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Saami Council photo contest to spotlight environmental concerns in Arctic
The Saami Council, the Indigenous organization that represents the interests of Sami in Arctic Europe, has launched a photo contest
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Shocking temperatures across the Arctic
The hottest October ever in Europe is now followed by a November weekend with an average of 6,7°C above normal
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Record November warmth in Svalbard, Norway
The Arctic fox is waiting for a delayed winter. 9.4 °C measured at the weather station in Reindalspasset just after
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Norwegian Coast Guard sails high-latitude Arctic voyage to Beaufort Sea
KV Svalbard is called in to recover three moored instruments vital for measuring temperatures throughout the Arctic Ocean. The job
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2020 shaping up to have second lowest Arctic sea ice extent on record
This season’s sea-ice extent is soon reaching minimum, with a specially sharp decline north of Svalbard and Russia’s Arctic archipelagos.
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Norway’s Svalbard experienced hottest summer on record
Glaciers are melting, permafrost thaws and buildings are sagging. What scares the scientists most is studies of decomposing carbon from
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Polar bear kills Dutch citizen on Norway’s remote Svalbard Islands
A polar bear attacked a camping site Friday in Norway’s remote Svalbard Islands, killing a 38-year-old Dutch man before being
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Climate change hits back at Svalbard, coal mine flooded by melting glacier in Norway
Large water penetration in Gruve 7 (Mine 7) was discovered on Sunday July 26 during a routine inspection, the Store Norske
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