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Shocking temperatures across the Arctic

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at 13:57
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The hottest October ever in Europe is now followed by a November weekend with an average of 6,7°C above normal

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General Norway Society Society (Norway) 

Population declining in Arctic Norway

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, August 26, 2019 at 14:55 — Last Updated: Monday, August 26, 2019 at 14:57
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Shrinking population also in cities like Tromsø, Harstad and Mo i Rana during first half of 2019. Population is down

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Environment Environment (Norway) General Norway 

Skiers who died in Arctic Norway last winter triggered avalanche: report

Yle News
Posted: Friday, July 5, 2019 at 15:06
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A group of skiers who went missing in the Blåbærfjellet region of Norway’s Tamok Valley and were later declared dead

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Environment Environment (Norway) General News Norway 

Small traces of radioactive iodine found in Arctic Norway

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at 16:37
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Source of the radioactivity blowing in the wind is unknown. In week 5 (January 28th to February 4th), very small

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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Norway) News Norway Politics 

Norway irked by Russia’s GPS jamming near Arctic border

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, January 21, 2019 at 11:40 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 10:45
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Military forces on the heavily militarized Kola Peninsula, in northwest Russia, have blinded GPS signals in Norwegian air space five

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General News Norway Society Society (Norway) 

Bodies of three skiers killed in avalanche recovered in Arctic Norway

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 14:48 — Last Updated: Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 14:49
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The bodies of two skiers were found under a mass of snow near the top of a Norwegian fell on

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General News Norway Society Society (Norway) 

Police release names of skiers killed by avalanche in northern Norway

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at 10:24
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Police in northern Norway on Monday announced the names of three Finns and one Swede who died under an avalanche

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General News Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Rebel region in Arctic Norway slams door on Oslo government

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, August 20, 2018 at 12:26
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“We are absolutely not talking about any kind of secession”, says Finnmark County Council leader Ragnhild Vassvik. Relations between the

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Environment Environment (Norway) General News Norway 

Arctic Europe’s July records melted under extreme temperatures

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, August 2, 2018 at 12:13 — Last Updated: Thursday, August 2, 2018 at 12:19
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Average temperature in Finnish Lapland was five degrees above normal. In Finnmark, on Norway’s Barents Sea coast, August started just

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Environment Environment (Norway) General News Norway 

European Arctic swelters under tropical temperatures, breaks heat records

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, July 19, 2018 at 10:24 — Last Updated: Friday, July 20, 2018 at 13:59
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Red-hot Barents region: Record-breaking heat at several locations in northernmost Norway, Finland and Russia Wednesday evening. Svanhovd environmental center in

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General News Russia Society Society (Russia) 

Population dropping in Northwestern Russia

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, June 28, 2018 at 11:39 — Last Updated: Thursday, June 28, 2018 at 11:44
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Arkhangelsk and Murmansk Oblasts are the part of the Barents region with sharpest drop in population, while both Northern Sweden

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General News Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Northern Norway merger overwhelmingly rejected in regional referendum

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at 10:38
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This shows that Finnmark wants to be governed by people from the region, says County Council leader Ragnhild Vassvik. As

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General News Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Arctic Norway region holds referendum against forced merger

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at 13:58 — Last Updated: Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at 15:56
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Regional authorities in Finnmark call on locals to go to the polls in what they hope will be a decisive

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General News Russia Society Society (Russia) 

Norwegian-funded school in Northwest Russia inspires cooperation

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, May 11, 2018 at 15:25
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About 70% of the Russian students leave Murmansk for Norway after a year at the gymnasium class. This weekend, the

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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Norway) Norway Politics 

Arctic Norway’s new strongwoman on international affairs

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, March 1, 2018 at 11:20
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In the newly merged north Norwegian region, Ragnhild Vassvik and her administration will be in charge of climate, environment and

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