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A 5-day itinerary to Svalbard
Svalbard, a remote archipelago located in the Arctic Ocean, is a place of pristine beauty, icy landscapes, and fascinating ...
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AI Pattern Recognition Signals Disastrous Arctic Climate Change
Scientists warn that the Arctic is warming far more quickly than the rest of the world and that this rapid change ...
New Research Exposes “Astonishing” Glacier Loss in Global Warming Hotspot
A University of Bristol study found that 91% of Svalbard’s glaciers have significantly shrunk since 1985, losing over 800 km² ...
History Explains Trump’s Interest in Greenland—And Why Buying It Won’t Be So Easy
In 1865, in the wake of the Civil War, the U.S. began looking to expand its influence on the world stage. This happened at ...
I live in the northernmost town on Earth, where alcohol is rationed and polar bears are a common threat
Carrying a rifle and keeping an alcohol-ration card are a few things that surprised me about living in Longyearbyen, the ...
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Why Trump Wants Greenland—And Why He Probably Won't Get It
After World War I and the Bolshevik Revolution, the newly formed Soviet Union looked to bolster its presence in the Arctic by purchasing mining rights on the archipelago of Svalbard (Spitsbergen ...