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* Featured * Environment Environment (Norway) Featured • Zone 2 General Norway 

Arctic lakes may contribute to global warming more than previously thought

The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, August 11, 2025 at 12:03
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By Elizaveta Vereykina As lakes warm up, they release more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. After studying ten lakes on the Norwegian

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The northern port of Murmansk in Kol’skiy (Kola) peninsula on the Barents Sea has been excluded from the application of requirements of IMO's Polar Code. (Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images)
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Oslo takes measures against Russian ‘shadow fleet’

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, August 8, 2025 at 16:08
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The introduction of new control mechanisms come at the same time as a suspicious tanker has been criss-crossing outside Norway’s

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 2 General Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Norway’s Labour government has narrow poll lead ahead of September’s election

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 12:13
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Norway’s ruling Labour Party government and its left-leaning allies are favorites to win next month’s parliamentary election, albeit with a

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* Featured * Environment Environment (Norway) Featured • Zone 3 General Norway 

Northern summer varies from unusually warm exceptionally warm

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at 16:14
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Finland recorded 20 days with temperatures above 30 °C in July, while Norway noted an average temperature 2,8 °C above normal. That

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NATO group sailed the Barents Sea as Russia launched multiple missiles in exercise

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, August 1, 2025 at 09:47
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The multination Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1) has since last weekend  been patrolling the Norwegian- and Barents Seas in

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* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Environment (Norway) Featured • Zone 1 Newsroom Picks • zone 1 Norway 

Can we reclaim the narrative in a world abandoning climate protection?

Irene Quaile
Posted: Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 16:00
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I am not one to complain about the weather. I love a sunny summer afternoon, get a buzz from a

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A charter plane on final approach to an airport.
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Featured • Zone 2 Geopolitics (Norway) Newsroom Picks • zone 2 Norway 

Someone is messing with GPS signals in Svalbard airspace

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, July 21, 2025 at 12:09
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A Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) warning came soon after pilots detected disturbances in satellite navigation systems in the airspace on

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General News Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

“It’s not in my interest to have contact with Russia”: Norwegian border town mayor

The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 11:41
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By Miro Johansson Russia poses a security threat to the world, says Magnus Mæland, mayor in the Norwegian border town that

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 2 Norway Society (Norway) 

New video aims to improve passenger safety during Arctic cruise emergencies

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 16:41 — Last Updated: Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 16:46
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As Arctic cruises become increasingly popular, a new video has just been released to help passengers stay safe during maritime

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* Featured * Environment Environment (Norway) Featured • Zone 1 General News Norway 

Study casts doubt on massive Arctic ice shelf during ice ages

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, July 7, 2025 at 16:01 — Last Updated: Monday, July 7, 2025 at 16:08
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New research is challenging the ongoing debate about the Arctic’s glacial past, suggesting that the region may never have been

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 2 General Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Deterrence Norway joins NATO’s Forward Land Forces in Lapland

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, July 7, 2025 at 13:58
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This is “deterrence against Russia” and “a strong expression of allied unity and solidarity,” the Norwegian Defense Ministry states. It

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* Featured * Business Business (Norway) Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Norway 

Tourists find refuge in Northern Norway amidst European heatwave

The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 12:35
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By Elizaveta Vereykina While a heatwave sweeps through European capitals, tourists find refuge in Northern Norway. “The temperature is great here

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General News Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Norway confirms it will spend 5% of GDP on defence

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, June 20, 2025 at 10:59 — Last Updated: Friday, June 20, 2025 at 11:01
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“We must do more to secure our country and contribute to joint security with our NATO allies,” says Prime Minister

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Norwegian monarch visits polar Svalbard as interest in Arctic grows

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Monday, June 16, 2025 at 10:37
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Norway’s King Harald and Queen Sonja visited the main settlement on the strategically located Arctic archipelago of Svalbard on Monday,

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Nordic-Baltic region joins forces around Sweden’s CV90

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, June 6, 2025 at 12:48 — Last Updated: Friday, June 6, 2025 at 12:51
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The Combat Vehicle 90 will rule the ground across six countries in northern Europe. The defence ministers of Norway, Estonia,

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Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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