Svalbard glacier once survived a warmer climate
By Elizaveta Vereykina This may indicate that that future increases in snowfall could moderate glacier retreat in similar settings. A new study has found
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Arctic tourism in Norway: “People crash into trees and get broken bones”
By Elizaveta Vereykina The most famous hiking trail in Tromsø is not as harmless as it seems. One of the most
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Arctic Council to hold virtual chairmanship handover from Norway to Denmark on May 12
The Arctic Council’s chairmanship handover from Norway to Denmark will take place virtually on May 12. In response to an
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Norway’s Arctic ambassador speaks at Murmansk congress via video conference
“It is quite peculiar that Norway chooses to participate in this kind of state-sponsored propaganda event, in a time when
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Arctic Norway’s Tromsø Airport struggles as international arrivals triple
By Elizaveta Vereykina As the number of international passengers in Tromsø has more than tripled, airport staff are struggling to cope
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Russia accuses Norway of militarizing Svalbard Arctic islands
Russia accused Norway of militarizing the Svalbard archipelago and said on Friday it had summoned the Norwegian ambassador to Moscow
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Seeds saved from war and natural disaster head to Arctic vault for safekeeping
Fourteen thousand seeds from 21 countries are heading to the Arctic this week, bound for the Svalbard Global Seed Vault—a
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UK Defence Secretary Healey visits arctic Norway to boost security ties
“The security of Ukraine and the security in the high north are both connected,” Defence Secretary John Healey made clear.
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Police call on people to report suspicious activities after intelligence-linked Russians took photos in military restricted area
Two Russians citizens took photos inside the military restricted area of Norway’s Ranger Battalion (GSV) near Kirkenes, jumped into their
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In Murmansk Port works a fleet of Norwegian reefer vessels
“Fish can be traded with the Russians, it has been decided by Norwegian and European authorities,” says Tormod Fossmark, CEO
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Angle grinder used to cut telecommunications cable to NATO’s northernmost QRA base
Nordland Police District has provided a photo of the key communication cable that last April was cut. Two deeper and
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Russia withdraws accreditation of Norwegian honorary consul Andrei Shalyov
Russia’s Foreign Ministry in Moscow has withdrawn the exequatur and accreditation of Arkhangelsk citizen Andrei Shalyov. The move comes amid
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AI to help fight invasive fish in Norway
By Elizaveta Vereykina The long-running war with humpback salmon in northern rivers is getting a high-tech upgrade. Artificial intelligence will help
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New radars sharpen Russian air defense over northern Finland, Norway
For decades, there have been military radars on the small mountain top in the Pechenga area. From Iyvara, there is
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On eve of Trump’s presidency, Norway signed new space agreement with the US
The Andøya Spaceport is centrepiece in the Technology Safeguards Agreement signed by US and Norwegian authorities. The government in Oslo
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