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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Environment (Norway)
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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Climate change brings cloudberry to Svalbard
After an exceptionally warm summer, ripe cloudberries are for the first time documented at 78° North. “I was surprised, I
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Assessment looks at dust in Arctic and its impacts on Svalbard
An international assessment has examined dust sources for Svalbard, and it recommends conducting continuous and direct measurements to enhance understanding
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Norway outlines powerful electrification of its North
Major investments in renewables, new power lines and emission cuts are to set stage for an industrial revival of the
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Polar heat record. July average above 10°C
Never before has the average monthly temperature at Svalbard been measured above 10°C. That is not good news. Polar Climate
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Longyearbyen warmer than Paris
Hottest day ever recorded on Planet Earth was July 4. And no surprise, the Arctic feels the heat. People in
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Smoke from Canadian wildfires forecast to reach Norway
Norwegian officials said the smoke from Canadian wildfires that has enveloped parts of the U.S. and Canada in a thick
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Heatwave hit Europe’s Arctic coast
Record temperature for May at Mehamn airport on Norway’s coast to the Barents Sea. Few places in Europe were warmer
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On thin ice, more polar bears move from Svalbard to Franz Josef Land
February 27 marked International Polar Bear Day, but there is no reason to celebrate at Svalbard where the entire west-
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Warmest January in Norway’s northeast
The Norwegian Meteorological Institute has a set of classifications when presenting climate statistics. For January, Northern Norway is marked “Warm”
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Fish diversity increasing in northern waters as oceans warm: study
The diversity of fish species in northern seas has increased by more than 60 per cent in recent decades due
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Calling all walrus detectives! Public can pitch in for count starting Jan 17…
Anyone interested in pitching in on an ongoing walrus census, can sign up as armchair detectives when the counting period
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Large areas of Arctic seabed damaged by trawlers
The Norwegian marine researchers that set out on an Arctic expedition this summer expected to find large areas of untouched
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