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Longyearbyen

Environment Environment (Norway) Newsroom Picks • zone 1 

Longyearbyen warmer than Paris

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, July 5, 2023 at 14:28
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Hottest day ever recorded on Planet Earth was July 4. And no surprise, the Arctic feels the heat. People in

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Unique Russian-Norwegian medical evacuation in the High Arctic

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 09:56 — Last Updated: Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 10:39
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Flying out of Longyearbyen, the medical evac chopper safely picked up a crew member from the Arctic research vessel “Severny

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

Warm spring day posted in Svalbard, Norway

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, June 2, 2022 at 08:27
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May 28 came with more heat than any day last year at the airport in Longyearbyen, the world’s northernmost with

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Disruption at one of two undersea cables to Svalbard

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, January 10, 2022 at 09:54
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There is no redundant between the Arctic archipelago and mainland Norway after loss of power in the area where the

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Norway’s new Arctic SAR-base will have helicopters in joint operation with Svalbard

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, February 12, 2021 at 10:49
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Search- and Rescue (SAR) capacities in the European Arctic will be strengthened as the Norwegian Government on Friday announced Tromsø

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Environment Environment (Norway) Norway 

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

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, July 30, 2020 at 12:18
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Large water penetration in Gruve 7 (Mine 7) was discovered on Sunday July 26 during a routine inspection, the Store Norske

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Environment Environment (Norway) General News Norway 

New climate report predicts extreme warming for Arctic Svalbard by 2100

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

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General News Norway Society Society (Norway) 

Nowhere to run for bank robber in Arctic Svalbard

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, December 25, 2018 at 08:00
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There were few ways to escape for the man who robbed the bank in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Friday. He threatened with

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Environment Environment (Norway) General News Norway 

Norwegian cruise company phases out single-use plastics from its Svalbard establishments

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, October 18, 2018 at 06:05
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Additional to its cruise ships, Hurtigruten’s ban will be imposed on all land-based operations, like hotels, restaurants and other establishments

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Environment Environment (Norway) General News Norway 

Thawing permafrost melts ground under homes and around Global Seed Vault in Svalbard

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

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Environment Environment (Norway) General News Norway 

Norway’s Arctic islands crush May heat records

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at 08:00
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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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Longyearbyen is the largest settlement on Svalbard. (iStock)
Business Business (Norway) General Norway 

Tourism on the rise in waters around Svalbard, Norway

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, August 7, 2017 at 14:01
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17 passenger vessels are Monday sailing in the waters around Svalbard. Next year will be even more crowded. While southern

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Business Business (Russia) General Russia 

Barneo, Russia’s seasonal North Pole station in the making

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

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Business Business (Norway) General Norway 

No Chinese resort in Svalbard, Norway after all

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, October 21, 2016 at 13:17
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The Norwegian government buys a 218 square km privately-own plot and puts a stop to a possible foreign acquisition in

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Svalbard coal mining might ultimately be replaced by other industries. (Thomas Nilsen/Barents Observer)
Business Business (Norway) General Norway 

Norway announces white paper on Svalbard’s future

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

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