Svalbard

Ice-Blog: How adaptable are Arctic ecosystems?

Irene Quaile
Posted: Friday, January 16, 2015 at 15:03 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:31
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The man in charge of this scientific cruise is Stig Falk-Petersen, Professor at the Arctic University of Norway in Tromso

Irene Quaile
Posted: Friday, January 16, 2015 at 08:14 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:31
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This morning started with a kind of international incident. My fellow Brit Carl Ballantyne and I were horrified to see

Irene Quaile
Posted: Friday, January 16, 2015 at 08:03 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:31
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Most of the time our ship is out of range of internet connectivity, so this post will be delivered to

Irene Quaile
Posted: Friday, January 16, 2015 at 08:00 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:31
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This is my first post from the Polar Marine Night expedition, from the Kongsfjord in Svalbard. On the flight from

Irene Quaile
Posted: Thursday, January 15, 2015 at 21:39 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:31
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Norway is one place that generally has no problem with a bit of snow, but my flight from Oslo to

Irene Quaile
Posted: Thursday, January 15, 2015 at 16:49 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:31
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As I continue to prepare for my trip to Svalbard and the Arctic waters around the archipelago, into the Polar

Irene Quaile
Posted: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at 20:54 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:31
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During visits to Arctic research sites in summer, I have experienced first-hand the energy and inspiration that comes from around-the-clock

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, January 8, 2015 at 15:31 — Last Updated: Friday, January 9, 2015 at 21:17
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Norwegian Polar Institute sails the research vessel “Lance” into the Arctic ice-cap north of Svalbard where she will freeze in

Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at 15:54 — Last Updated: Thursday, December 11, 2014 at 16:33
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Northern lights and midnight sun give North Norway two main seasons for tourism. By the end of the year, the

Irene Quaile
Posted: Thursday, February 27, 2014 at 10:58 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:31
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On the Arctic island of Svalbard in the Spitsbergen archipelago, 1500 kilometers from the North Pole, special deliveries are arriving

The Associated Press
Posted: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 14:18
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OSLO, Norway — Do you enjoy the outdoors and have strong vocal cords? If so, Norway might have a summer job