On thin ice, more polar bears move from Svalbard to Franz Josef Land
February 27 marked International Polar Bear Day, but there is no reason to celebrate at Svalbard where the entire west-
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Mission impossible: Will Tom Cruise get heli-filming permission at Svalbard?
Spectacular Arctic winter scenery is what the producers of the next Mission: Impossible will get when filming at Svalbard in
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Warmest January in Norway’s northeast
The Norwegian Meteorological Institute has a set of classifications when presenting climate statistics. For January, Northern Norway is marked “Warm”
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Russia summons Norwegian ambassador over drone pilots
Robert Kvile, Oslo’s new ambassador to Moscow, was told Monday by Russia’s foreign ministry that charges against Russian citizens for
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Norwegian police detain son of close Putin ally for flying drone at Svalbard
Police in Finnmark on Monday arrested 47-year-old Andrey Yakunin in Hammerfest, accused of flying a drone at Svalbard and possibly
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Extreme rain over Svalbard is caused by less sea-ice
The occurrence of extreme precipitation over Svalbard seen over the last four decades is linked with declining sea-ice in the
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German icebreaker back from research trip to better understand Arctic ice
Scientists on the German icebreaker Polarstern returned from a seven-week research trip this month, before the boat heads to the
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Russia warns of rocket splashdown north of Svalbard
Watch out on August 9th as Russia is to launch a cluster of satellites, including one for Iran aimed to
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Polar bear shot dead in Svalbard after attacking tourist
A French woman is hospitalised after attacked by a polar bear at Svalbard Monday morning. “The Governor was alarmed just
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Scientists head to Svalbard to count animals for Walrus from Space project
A group of international scientists is headed to the Norwegian Arctic this week to do the first onsite walrus count
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Norwegian transporters bring goods to Russian coal-miners
Dilemma solved: Two containers with food supplies that were stopped on the land border to Norway are now underway towards
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Warmest June ever at Svalbard
Average temperature at Svalbard airport Longyearbyen was 6,0°C, which is 2,4°C above average for June and the warmest ever recorded.
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German icebreaker leaves for Arctic ice research trip
German icebreaker Polarstern left for a seven-week research trip on Tuesday were scientists will focus on ice and glaciers. June
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Russian legislators question Norwegian sovereignty over Svalbard
Norway is violating the Svalbard Treaty from 1920, says Deputy Speaker in the Russian Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev following the
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Researchers identify polar bear population that hunts off glacier ice
A genetically distinct polar bear population that hunts off freshwater ice has been identified in Greenland, researchers outline in a
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