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Blog: Svalbard’s travails in a changing Arctic

Marc Lanteigne
Posted: Thursday, August 3, 2023 at 11:51 — Last Updated: Thursday, August 3, 2023 at 12:00
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Many aspects of Arctic politics which had remained predictable for years, or even decades, are now being called into question,

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Polar heat record. July average above 10°C

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at 14:30
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Never before has the average monthly temperature at Svalbard been measured above 10°C. That is not good news. Polar Climate

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Russian diplomat staged Navy Parade at Norway’s Svalbard archipelago

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 10:50
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The world’s northernmost diplomat, GRU-affiliated Andrei Chemerilo, led the military-inspired small flotilla in the waters outside Barentsburg on Sunday. Five

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Svalbard cruise season in full swing, but unlikely to hit pre-pandemic record

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 at 10:31
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About 25 cruise vessels are currently sailing the rugged, remote Svalbard archipelago with thousands of passengers hoping to get a

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Environment Environment (Norway) Newsroom Picks • zone 1 

Longyearbyen warmer than Paris

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, July 5, 2023 at 14:28
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Hottest day ever recorded on Planet Earth was July 4. And no surprise, the Arctic feels the heat. People in

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Supreme Court cancels Yakunin-case ruling, Russians not allowed to fly drones in Norway

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, June 30, 2023 at 12:10
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“The flight ban for Russian nationals include drone flights,” the Supreme Court says in its ruling on Friday. With the

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Russia plans Svalbard science complex in cooperation with “friendly states”

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, June 12, 2023 at 15:03
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The new science and research center will be built on the same model as the hyped Snowflake station to appear

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Unique Russian-Norwegian medical evacuation in the High Arctic

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 09:56 — Last Updated: Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 10:39
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Flying out of Longyearbyen, the medical evac chopper safely picked up a crew member from the Arctic research vessel “Severny

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On thin ice, more polar bears move from Svalbard to Franz Josef Land

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at 09:26 — Last Updated: Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at 09:27
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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?

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 14:50
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Spectacular Arctic winter scenery is what the producers of the next Mission: Impossible will get when filming at Svalbard in

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Environment Environment (Norway) 

Warmest January in Norway’s northeast

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, February 3, 2023 at 08:25
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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

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, November 28, 2022 at 11:39
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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

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at 15:48
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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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Environment Environment (Norway) Featured • Zone 3 

Extreme rain over Svalbard is caused by less sea-ice

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, October 3, 2022 at 09:31
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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

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at 15:21
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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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