Longyearbyen

Climate change hits back at Svalbard, coal mine flooded by melting glacier in Norway

Large water penetration in Gruve 7 (Mine 7) was discovered on Sunday July 26 during a routine inspection, the Store Norske

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, February 4, 2019 at 16:37 — Last Updated: Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at 09:30
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A new grim climate report outlines how thawing permafrost combined with more heavy rainfall will trigger landslides and coastal erosion

There were few ways to escape for the man who robbed the bank in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Friday. He threatened with

Additional to its cruise ships, Hurtigruten’s ban will be imposed on all land-based operations, like hotels, restaurants and other establishments

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at 08:30 — Last Updated: Friday, October 12, 2018 at 16:23
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Houses are sagging in Longyearbyen and the unstable ground around the famous seed vault is now frozen artificially while the

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

17 passenger vessels are Monday sailing in the waters around Svalbard. Next year will be even more crowded. While southern

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at 14:03 — Last Updated: Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at 16:20
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Two helicopters are on their way to find a suitable ice floe for the Barneo-2017. Like previous years, the Norwegian

The Norwegian government buys a 218 square km privately-own plot and puts a stop to a possible foreign acquisition in

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, January 30, 2015 at 18:43 — Last Updated: Monday, February 2, 2015 at 20:29
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As the Svalbard coal company dismisses staff and pleads for crisis money, the Norwegian government announces that it will make

Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at 16:37 — Last Updated: Thursday, November 27, 2014 at 22:02
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The mayor of Longyearbyen, the largest settlement on the Svalbard archipelago in Norway’s Arctic, fears that more than ten percent of the population