Svalbard

Don’t let political drama about Greenland distract from Svalbard

While Greenland grabs the headlines, it could be argued that a bigger story is…

What it’s like to live In the fastest-warming place on the planet

Within the Arctic Circle, far above the northernmost tip of Norway, lies the Svalbard…

Rising Arctic temperatures threaten Svalbard research programs

When geomicrobiologist James Bradley and his team arrived at Svalbard in February 2025, he…

EU’s Arctic dilemma: How climate leadership, resource demand collide in North

The European Union has a major role to play in shaping the Arctic region's…

Someone is messing with GPS signals in Svalbard airspace

"GNSS JAMMING AND SPOOFING OCCURRENCES ONGOING," is a warning pilots flying in certain European and Middle…

We need to talk about Russia’s new tactics on Svalbard

There are long-term patterns in how Russia approaches Norway on Svalbard. Over the years,…

We built an AI model that analysed millions of images of retreating glaciers – what it found is alarming
We built an AI model that analysed millions of images of retreating glaciers – what it found is alarming

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. You can read…

$10,000 Arctic cruises highlight the pros and cons of global warming
$10,000 Arctic cruises highlight the pros and cons of global warming

  The cruise industry in the Arctic highlights a paradox, The Washington Post reports.…