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The levels of the climate gas methane is increasing more than expected at measuring stations both on Svalbard and in Southern Norway.

Cold air and old atmospheric pollutants have created an unusually deep hole in Earth’s protective ozone layer over the Arctic, scientists warn.

To survive the harsh conditions of the Arctic, polar bears roaming Alaska’s Beaufort Sea coastline subsist on the equivalent of about one adult ringed seal every 10 days and, to make those fatty calories last, spend most of their daylight hours lounging around on the ice and snow, new research shows.

Leader of the Komi Republic calls on federal authorities to remove the space industry scrap littering his region.

”This will be the court case of the century,” Norwegian Supreme Court lawyer Pål W. Lorentzen says about the planned legal action against the Norwegian state.

Regional politician Arne Liaklev doesn’t want the snowy, wind-swept coast of Finnmark to be the next playground for big oil. “Too risky for the Arctic environment,” he argues.

By Presidential decree the official order is given to attract public attention to environmental issues next year.

Russia’s important natural gas industry on the Yamal Peninsula is threatened by suddenly appearing huge sinkholes. Are the grazing reindeers of the Nenets people to blame?

But life conditions for the great Arctic predator is increasingly at risk as temperatures rise and ice melts.

PARIS. The two polar scientists who cycled and ran from the northern and southern Polar Regions reached their final destination, Paris, before the end of the climate summit. However, for the two researchers, the journey has only just begun.

PARIS. The first report of the 1 Gigaton Coalition, initiated by Norway in 2014, underlines the importance of quantifying the reductions in carbon emissions.

PARIS. After close to one week of negotiations at the climate conference (COP21) in Paris, a draft agreement is on the table.