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Novaya Zemlya

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Northern Fleet kicks off large Barents-Arctic naval exercise

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, August 19, 2022 at 11:10
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Surface warships, submarines and aviation are involved in waters from the Kola Peninsula to Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya.

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Major disaster averted in icy Kara Sea after two oil barges ran aground

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, March 25, 2022 at 14:50
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Russia’s Marine Rescue Service describes the unprecedented salvage operation as “extremely difficult” as ice was rapidly building up on the

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Ships set out on trans-Arctic voyage as spring comes to Northern Sea Route

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at 09:22
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Accompanied by nuclear powered icebreaker Yamal, LNG carrier Nikolay Urvantsev moves eastwards in this year’s first transit shipment on the

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Business Business (Russia) Russia 

Green light for new seaport in Russian Arctic archipelago

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, November 18, 2019 at 11:52 — Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2019 at 16:29
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Russian state experts approve construction plans for the Pavlovskoye seaport in the remote and heavy militarized Arctic archipelago in northern

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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (USA) Politics USA 

U.S., Norwegian aircraft fly mission over Barents Sea

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, November 11, 2019 at 10:33
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Three U.S. B-52 strategic bombers; P8 maritime patrol aircraft, tankers and a RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft were flying over the Barents

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Russian Arctic National Park director aims to boost tourism

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, September 27, 2019 at 11:20 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 10:31
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The establishment of a special customs regime around the remote archipelago of Franz Josef Land, in Arctic Russia, would boost

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Environment Environment (Russia) General Russia 

Retreating ice reveals new land in Arctic Russia

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at 14:51 — Last Updated: Friday, August 30, 2019 at 12:42
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A 55 square kilometer big island is one of several pieces of land that has been discovered in the Russian

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Finnish company joins mining project in Russian High Arctic

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at 10:16
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Mining technology company Outotec will take part in the development of the Pavlovsky zinc and lead mine in Novaya Zemlya,

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Environment Environment (Russia) General News Russia 

Bear ‘invasion’ in Arctic Russia: media too quick to blame climate change, experts say

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 10:42 — Last Updated: Friday, February 15, 2019 at 15:02
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Photos and videos of the more than fifty polar bears walking around the houses in Belushaya Guba have gone viral

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Environment Environment (Russia) General News Russia 

Russian Arctic town overrun by polar bears

Chris Brown, CBC News
Posted: Monday, February 11, 2019 at 16:22 — Last Updated: Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 10:32
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People in Russia’s eastern Arctic are scrambling to come up with a plan to take back their community after it

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Environment Environment (Norway) General News Norway 

December sea ice levels in Arctic Europe at record low

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, December 10, 2018 at 10:08 — Last Updated: Friday, December 14, 2018 at 15:48
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It is December and European Arctic waters are free of ice way north of Svalbard and Novaya Zemlya. Norwegian Ice Service,

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Business Business (Russia) General News Russia 

Large ore mine to be developed in remote Russian Arctic

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at 10:08 — Last Updated: Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at 10:15
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As project planning of the new Pavlovsky ore processing plant and seaport proceeds, regional authorities say there will be plenty

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As funds run low, Kremlin seeks help from big business for grand Arctic projects

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at 09:05
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As the Russian treasury is running out of money, government appeals to the country’s biggest industrial companies for funding to

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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Russia) News Politics Russia 

Russian troops undertake exploration of large Arctic island

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at 16:54
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Five 30-ton heavy ATVs are making their way around the Novaya Zemlya (Russian Arctic) as part of a major exploratory

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Environment Environment (Russia) General News Russia 

Teen researchers tell Putin Russia’s ice sheet is quickly melting

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at 15:55 — Last Updated: Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at 16:06
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In a presentation for the Russian President, two young students describe how new islands are appearing along the coast of

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