The Scottish Association for Marine Science (Sams) has announced the start of two research projects worth £4.7m. The Oban-based Sams will be a partner in Norwegian-led studies investigating changes in …
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At the site of a rapidly shrinking glacier in the Norwegian Arctic, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed the need for the international community to “take action now” to fight …
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The five states that surround the central Arctic Ocean – Canada, the Kingdom of Denmark in respect of Greenland, the Kingdom of Norway, the Russian Federation, and the United States …
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The first ever circumpolar action plan to protect polar bears was released yesterday during the Polar Bear Range States meeting in Ilulissat, Greenland. The five polar bear range states – …
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Several people are missing after an avalanche smashed into 10 houses on Norway’s remote Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, authorities said. Eight people were taken to hospital after the avalanche tumbled …
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The week-long Arctic Frontiers conference kicked off on Sunday as about 1,300 delegates from around the world gathered in the northern Norwegian city of Tromso to discuss the balance between …
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A child and a man are both dead and at least eight others have been hospitalised after an avalanche slammed into 10 homes in Norway. The horror occurred at Norway’s …
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Several people are missing after an avalanche smashed into 10 houses on Norway’s remote Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, authorities said. Eight people were taken to hospital after the avalanche tumbled …
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The week-long Arctic Frontiers conference kicked off on Sunday as about 1,300 delegates from around the world gathered in the northern Norwegian city of Tromso to discuss the balance between …