New climate report predicts extreme warming for Arctic Svalbard by 2100
A new grim climate report outlines how thawing permafrost combined with more heavy rainfall will trigger landslides and coastal erosion
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Longyearbyen
Nowhere to run for bank robber in Arctic Svalbard
There were few ways to escape for the man who robbed the bank in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Friday. He threatened with
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Norwegian cruise company phases out single-use plastics from its Svalbard establishments
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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Thawing permafrost melts ground under homes and around Global Seed Vault in Svalbard
Houses are sagging in Longyearbyen and the unstable ground around the famous seed vault is now frozen artificially while the
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Norway’s Arctic islands crush May heat records
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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Tourism on the rise in waters around Svalbard, Norway
17 passenger vessels are Monday sailing in the waters around Svalbard. Next year will be even more crowded. While southern
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Barneo, Russia’s seasonal North Pole station in the making
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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No Chinese resort in Svalbard, Norway after all
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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Norway announces white paper on Svalbard’s future
As the Svalbard coal company dismisses staff and pleads for crisis money, the Norwegian government announces that it will make
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Fears that 250 people will move from Svalbard, Norway
The mayor of Longyearbyen, the largest settlement on the Svalbard archipelago in Norway’s Arctic, fears that more than ten percent of the population
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