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The Independent Barents Observer
March 27, 2018
The flight shows that the aircraft can operate in the highest Arctic, company Sukhoi says. By. Atle Staalesen. AddThis Sharing Buttons. Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Print Share to Email Share to More. March 26, 2018. As the sun was making it back to the Arctic archipelago after months of winter dark, ...
National Geographic
March 20, 2018
A small drainage ditch in front of the entrance diverts rainwater streaming down the cold rock of the mountain. Twenty years ago, this trench might have been sufficient. Svalbard was thought to be the perfect place to preserve and store seeds because it is a polar desert—cold and dry, with little snow and not ...
The Local Norway
March 16, 2018
Norway's justice minister Sylvi Listhaug has cancelled a visit to the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard after several parties moved to support a motion of no confidence against her. The minister's job looks to be under threat in the wake of a controversial social media post in which she accused the opposition ...
The Independent
March 5, 2018
Now the Norwegian government is spending more money to protect the Svalbard bank, located on Spitsbergen, about 800 miles from the North Pole, upgrading its security to ensure that it is entirely waterproof and ready for whatever is thrown at it. The crypt – so often referred to as a “doomsday vault” – is ...
Deccan Herald
March 1, 2018
80 degrees north in the icy Arctic world lies sprawled its most luminous pearl called Svalbard. Being in the northernmost part of Norway, it is an immense archipelago in the Arctic Circle, not far away from the North Pole. And it is one of the few places on the earth where man is even today subordinate to the ...
GlacierHub
February 28, 2018
Up in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, ice and glaciers cover around 60 percent of the area and have long defined its geographical formation and ecological integrity. One major glacial process that has transformed the Svalbard landscape is glacier surging, a short-lived event of extremely rapid ...
Idaho Statesman
February 28, 2018
'Tis the time of year to get seeds for the coming growing season. On Monday, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in the Arctic Circle got a delivery of more than 76,000 seed batches from gene banks in 22 countries. But these are not for geminating -- not yet, anyway. Sometimes referred to as the doomsday ...
TeamRock.com
February 27, 2018
Mixing the bombast of hardcore, the experimentation of post-metal and the all-out aggression of black metal, Svalbard are a unique entity in the UK metal scene. We caught up with vocalist Serena Cherry to discuss the best black metal albums of all time, so fetch you corpsepaint and settle in for an ...
TeamRock.com
February 26, 2018
Svalbard's Serena Cherry slams companies who enforce unpaid internships. Features / 9 days ago / by Serena Cherry. Svalbard. 0 shares. More. Email · Google+ ...
Vogue.com
February 18, 2018
For travelers who are attracted to the ends of the earth, the Norwegian islands of Svalbard have a certain allure. The area is home to the northernmost towns in the world and more polar bears than people, while still playing host to a growing number of design hotels and delectable restaurants. Located in ...
Livemint
December 31, 1999
Google Maps search results for Svalbard make for an intriguing sight. This small Norwegian archipelago has the Greenland Sea on one side and the Arctic Ocean on the other. There are scattered patches of green—the mountains and fjords—that are easily overshadowed by the white, which represents the ...
My Modern Met
December 31, 1999
Located just 800 miles (1,300 kilometers) from the North Pole, Longyearbyen is a small mining town that is the administrative center of Norway's Svalbard Archipelago. Surrounded by the Arctic Ocean, in a land where the sun doesn't rise for months and the colorful Northern Lights dance across the sky, ...
The Independent
December 31, 1999
Now the Norwegian government is spending more money to protect the Svalbard bank, located on Spitsbergen, about 800 miles from the North Pole, upgrading its security to ensure that it is entirely waterproof and ready for whatever is thrown at it. The crypt – so often referred to as a “doomsday vault” – is ...
The Scotsman
January 7, 2018
This ship's stability makes for a comfortable voyage, especially in rough seas, and its high classification allowed us to approach the edge of the pack ice in safety and comfort. The ship had carried us north from the town of Longyearbyen and along the west coast of Spitsbergen island, part of the Svalbard ...
Motherboard
January 4, 2018
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault “offers a safe place for the depositing duplicates of seed samples that are conserved in gene banks all over the world,” said Asdal. “So, if any gene bank loses their seeds, they can get the copies back from Svalbard and start re-establishing a lost seed collection.” ...
Views and News from Norway
December 19, 2017
Extreme weather bearing down on Svalbard this week forced the evacuations Tuesday of around 180 residents on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen. Strong winds and even rain were threatening to set off more avalanches on the steep slope behind their homes. The evacuation order came on the second ...
Lonely Planet Travel News
December 18, 2017
The magical Svalbard Islands are located between mainland Norway and the North Pole. Home to soaring ice cliffs, shimmering glaciers, coastal fjords, and thousands of polar bears, this archipelago is one of the world's most northerly inhabited regions. Almost 3000 people live across the islands (whose ...
The Independent
December 13, 2017
... despite the government order. The switchover was completed when many of Norway's most remote regions had their digital signals switched on, allowing the government to order that the traditional signal must be switched off. Even the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic has now been moved over to DAB.
Sputnik International
December 12, 2017
However, climate change around the remote Svalbard archipelago has spurred reconstruction of a vault earlier proclaimed as the world's sixth best invention by the magazine Time. The rebuilding process is taking place only nine years after it was opened by the then-President of the European Commission ...
National Geographic
November 14, 2017
Nordaustlandet, SvalbardThe boat shot up the deep blue face of the wave, broke through its lip, hung silently in space for a moment, and then slammed back into the sea. The shock reverberated through the aluminum hull, amplifying the vibrating hum of the mast straining in a force eight gale. As the vessel ...
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
November 4, 2017
The Russian helicopter that crashed on October 26 with eight people aboard off the Arctic Svalbard archipelago has been raised from the ...
Views and News from Norway
November 3, 2017
The Arctic territory of Svalbard has long been administered by Norway, with coal mining as it major source of income. Now Norway's ...
Hyperallergic
November 2, 2017
In Svalbard — An Arcticficial Life, Julia de Cooker photographs the life and landscapes of one of the northernmost human settlements.
Xinhua
November 1, 2017
Norway, on the other hand, does not allow fishermen from the EU to catch snow crabs in the fishing zone outside Svalbard without a quota ...
Views and News from Norway
November 1, 2017
The waters around Svalbard can be rich in more than crabs, which can explain why Norway is so keen to maintain rights to them. PHOTO: ...
The Local Norway
October 31, 2017
The body was lying on the ocean floor around 130 metres (430 feet) from the helicopter wreck," Terje Carlsen, a spokesman for the Svalbard ...
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
October 29, 2017
The Russian-made Mil Mi-8 helicopter that crashed on October 26 with eight people aboard off the coast of the Arctic Svalbard archipelago is ...
The Independent
October 26, 2017
A Russian helicopter with eight people on board has crashed into the sea off Norway's Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, officials have said.
TODAYonline
October 26, 2017
OSLO - The Russian helicopter that went down off the coast of Svalbard on Thursday has still not been located more than 90 minutes after it ...
BBC News
October 26, 2017
Norway has sovereignty over Svalbard but Russia has a small coal-mining community in Barentsburg. The crash happened a few kilometres ...
The Independent Barents Observer (blog)
October 19, 2017
The setting was Barents Cooperation and cross-border interaction, but it was Arctic militarization and Norwegian policy at Svalbard which ...
Views and News from Norway
October 18, 2017
Svalbard, pictured here on Norway's Constitution Day on the 17th of May, is now in the midst of economic transition from coal mining to tourism ...
The Independent Barents Observer
October 12, 2017
«This is the end of a more than 100 years long era of coal mining in Svalbard», says writer and Svalbard analyst Per Arne Totland. He believes ...
The Independent Barents Observer
October 4, 2017
In addition to Svalbard, the report lists the Kuril islands and the Azov- and Black Sea region around Crimea as potential war areas for the navy.
The Independent Barents Observer
October 3, 2017
Last year, Finnair hoped to be the first airliner offer scheduled international flights to Longyearbyen on Norway's Svalbard archipelago.
Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
October 3, 2017
“Fleetrange and KNL has always been a big help on our entire stay in Svalbard, especially on those areas that we don't get any signal at all ...
The Independent Barents Observer
October 3, 2017
Last year, Finnair hoped to be the first airliner offer scheduled international flights to Longyearbyen on Norway's Svalbard archipelago.
The Independent Barents Observer
September 20, 2017
«The Svalbard voyage is important for many reasons, first of all for us to get acquainted with the waters and the area. Svalbard is a part of ...
The Local Norway
September 13, 2017
After arriving in Longyearbyen, Svalbard's administrative centre, and speaking to scientists, a priest and local residents, the film makers learned ...
Seatrade Cruise News
September 12, 2017
'We believe the good figures for Northern Norway and Svalbard can be attributed to several factors, including the fear of terrorism in Europe ...
The Independent
September 11, 2017
Whilst travelling on snowmobiles on a tour round the archipelago of Svalbard, the group spotted the polar bear about 3,000 feet away.
Superyacht Times
September 6, 2017
Svalbard is the enchanting destination of the Norwegian Arctic Archipelago, located a mere 650 miles from the North Pole. With islands ...
Cruise Industry News
August 21, 2017
Expedition vessels sailing in Svalbard can coordinate their itineraries with other operators to reduce the pressure on popular sites, according to ...
CTV News
August 21, 2017
FREDERICTON -- For Canadians who had to watch television to get the best view of Monday's total solar eclipse, just wait until the next one in ...
CTV News
August 21, 2017
Canadians across the country will be donning special glasses and looking to the sky to take in a partial solar eclipse today. Unlike the U.S. ...
Transworld Snowboarding
August 16, 2017
He set out on his splitboard on a glacier in Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, and positioned himself in the right place to ...
Reykjavík Grapevine
August 14, 2017
The Icelandic rower Fiann Paul, and another eight of the world's fastest rowers, are currently rowing from Svalbard to Iceland on a 2000km ...
The Independent Barents Observer
August 8, 2017
The American space research agency joins efforts with the Norwegian Mapping Authority in developing a new earth observation station in the ...
The Independent Barents Observer
August 7, 2017
With little sea ice even north and east of Nordaustlandet, the second largest island on the Svalbard archipelago, passenger vessels are ...
The Nordic Page
August 3, 2017
Benjamin Vidmar is the founder of Polar Permaculture and he's trying to grow vegetables in physically and climatically challenging Svalbard.
