Jan Mayen – Eye on the Arctic

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Cod moving further north as climate changes in Arctic Europe

16 May 201916 May 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Barents Sea, climate change, cod, fish, global warming, Jan Mayen, Svalbard

Researchers have never before seen spawning cod in the area of Jan Mayen, east of Greenland. “This is new knowledge

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ENVIRONMENT Environment Featured General Highlights Norway

Norway’s Arctic islands crush May heat records

5 June 20184 June 2018 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic, Bjørnøya, climate change, global warming, islands, Jan Mayen, Longyearbyen, Ny Alesund, Svalbard, weather

It was 6,0°C above normal in Longyarbyen (Svalbard) which concluded its 90th month in a row with above normal temperatures.

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Norway issues a record number of new offshore drilling licenses – environmentalists rage

18 January 2018 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments AkerBP, Barents Sea, ConocoPhilips, environment, Jan Mayen, Lofoten archipelago, Lundin, Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, natural resources, Nature and Youth, North Sea, Norwegian Sea, Statoil

At the same time as the petro-sceptical Liberal Party joins the ruling government coalition, Norway’s oil minister announces a record

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Illustration showing location of Jan Mayen Island. Jan Mayen is part of the LORAN-C radio navigation network in the Atlantic Ocean. (iStock)

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Norway improving infrastructure on Arctic island

12 August 201513 August 2015 Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Jan Mayen, LORAN-C, military, Navigation, weather

Norwegian military personnel during the summer has improved infrastructure on the remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen, where the Norwegian

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