Satellite images reveal worrying scale of Svalbard glaciers loss
By Elizaveta Vereykina During this summer, the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard has been melting five times faster than normal. “Svalbard
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Environment (Norway)
Longyearbyen sees first time ever above 20°C in August
Temperature records continue to fall across the Arctic. Svalbard airport Longyearbyen measured 20,3°C on Sunday. Hottest day ever recorded in
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Plastic waste has increased in the Barents Sea, study shows
By Elizaveta Vereykina The majority of sea birds have microplastics in their stomachs, scientists report. There is an increasing amount
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Svalbard had warmest June on record
Longyearbyen airport had an average temperature of 6.1°C, which is 2.5°C above normal. This is the warmest June recorded at
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Norwegian tall ship to travel to Northwest Passage on 2025 expedition
The Norwegian Tall Ship Statsraad Lehmkuhl will visit the Arctic during its 2025 expedition to raise awareness and encourage cooperation
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Spring temperatures break records in Russia and Norway
By Elizaveta Vereykina, The Independent Barents Observer The spring of 2024 in the Russian North has been registered as the
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Satellite walrus counts validated by drone, ground observations
A project examining the accuracy of public walrus population counts based on satellite imagery has validated these counts using drones
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Svalbard registers first case of bird flu death in walrus
By Elizaveta Vereykina, The Independent Barents Observer “The main concern is that the virus could jump on humans and cause
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As climate changes, Sami herders need to feed reindeer as rain creates ice layer
Driving slowly on his snowmobile, reindeer herder Nils Mathis Sara spreads animal feed for hundreds of his reindeer gathered in
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New Norwegian vessel designed to remove plastic from Arctic waters
In this episode of CBC Radio’s The Broadcast, host Paula Gale speaks to Rolf-Ørjan Høgset, founder of the NGO In
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Commercial mining could disrupt deep-sea carbon storage, says study
By Elizaveta Vereykina, The Independent Barents Observer Scientists from Norway and The United Kingdom surveyed animals living at 17 different sites on
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Body of 12 year-old avalanche victim recovered in Finnish Lapland
A 12-year-old boy who was caught in an avalanche at Pallastunturi in northwestern Finnish Lapland on Tuesday was found dead
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Norway sends another oil rig to its remote Arctic waters
On the 8th day of the UN Climate Conference, COP28, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate approved a new round of oil
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Arctic litter-monitoring project launches northernmost GPS capsule in Arctic Ocean
The Arctic Council working group behind the “Plastic in a Bottle” project to track marine litter, launched its northernmost capsule
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Norway launches Wildland Fires Initiative as part of Arctic Council chairship
With multiple northern nations experiencing a surge in wildfires in recent years, Norway has introduced a Wildland Fires Initiative as
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