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NASA funding Swedish glacier research to understand climate change on Mars

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 11:31
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Melting glaciers in arctic Sweden can help scientists understand the past climate of Mars and how its climate has changed

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Youth consultant hired to keep university students in northern Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, August 26, 2024 at 11:43
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Despite an economic boom in northern Sweden, linked to the green transition, only a third of those who graduate from

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Fewer cyber attacks in Sweden after joining NATO

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, August 23, 2024 at 12:24
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Cyber attacks and influence campaigns against Sweden have decreased since the country joined Nato, several cyber security experts confirm to

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Business Business (Sweden) 

Nordic ministers present joint plan to promote electric aviation

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, August 15, 2024 at 12:42
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Nordic transport ministers have presented a joint declaration on promoting the development of electric aviation. Swedish Infrastructure Minister Andreas Carlson

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Four out of five Swedish glaciers may disappear by 2100

The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, August 7, 2024 at 10:33
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By Hannah Thule  Due to climate change Earth’s glaciers are melting at record speed. A researcher at Tarfala Research Station

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Lack of geologists slowing down Swedish mineral exploration

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 11:34
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Despite high interest in mineral extraction across Sweden, there aren’t enough geologists to make this happen. Too few people are

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Ilse ready to ‘Swim the Arctic Circle’

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, July 12, 2024 at 14:57
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Hundreds of brave souls are preparing to take part in an annual series of races in the Torne River, above

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Biden says NATO now stronger than ever with Sweden and Finland

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at 10:48
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US President Joe Biden says NATO is the strongest it has ever been since Sweden and Finland joined. He made

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Details behind Sweden’s NATO process revealed by negotiator

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at 16:03
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The man responsible for Sweden’s NATO negotiations, Oscar Stenström, has spoken about the days during 2022 when Sweden applied to

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Hot days in Sweden extending further north

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, July 5, 2024 at 10:28
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Sweden has experienced twice as many days of temperatures hitting 30 degrees Celsius and above in the past decade compared

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Sweden’s Greens: ”We need to do so much more for the climate”

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 13:24
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Ahead of the elections to the European Parliament on June 9, Radio Sweden is interviewing the top names from the

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Ancient Swedish forests cut down at fast pace

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 14:52
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Unprotected ancient woodlands along the Swedish mountains are being deforested at a fast pace, Swedish Radio News reports. In just

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Farming land to be used for solar parks in Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 15:09
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Areas of rich farming land in Skåne in the south of Sweden will have to be used for solar power

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The Svappavaarabanan in Kiruna, Sweden.
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Swedish police rule out sabotage angle in derailing accidents

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 11:19
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No one with bad intentions were involved when the empty iron ore train heading back to Kiruna from Narvik derailed

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New report spotlights hate crimes against Sami in Sweden 

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, May 6, 2024 at 16:02 — Last Updated: Monday, May 6, 2024 at 16:15
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The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (Brå) has released its first report on hate crimes against the Sami community,

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The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

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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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