More from: Arctic

Russia’s Northern Fleet sends an ecological clean-up team to Kotelny island to collect and crush oil drums dumped during the last Cold War.
May 14, 2018
The region that holds the world’s biggest number of reindeer wants to restrict animal migration and establish fenced «reindeer parks».
May 02, 2018
In a presentation for the President, two young students describe how new islands are appearing along the coast of Novaya Zemlya as the archipelago’s great glaciers are retreating.
April 30, 2018
Murmansk is building one of the biggest natural gas plants in the world, but cannot itself take use of the energy.
April 27, 2018
The ice became too thin and the cracks too many. This year’s Barneo North Pole base existed only 12 days.
April 26, 2018
It will house up to 62 people and be able to move autonomously around in Arctic ice for up to two years.
April 24, 2018
Two men with close ties to the Ministry of Defence are charged with theft of almost 3 billion rubles in connection with the building of new Arctic Navy bases.
April 20, 2018
New Russian railway lines leading to the Arctic Ocean will heavily depend on private investments.
April 11, 2018
Autonomous vessels in convoys following nuclear powered icebreakers will improve efficiency of shipping along the Northern Sea Route, a study by Russian nuclear researchers says.
April 05, 2018
Plans to put the nuclear-powered icebreaker «Arktika» on display as museum will likely be cancelled.
April 04, 2018
It will be able to operate autonomously for up to three years in ice-covered Arctic waters.
March 28, 2018
They will cost the Norwegian state about €105 million.
March 27, 2018
Ronin (4) is one of four small kids who will take part in the youngest ever expedition to the North Pole.
March 26, 2018
The flight shows that the aircraft can operate in the highest Arctic, company Sukhoi says.
March 26, 2018
More than 658,000 reindeer are up for vaccination in order to prevent another outbreak of the deadly bacteria infection.
March 22, 2018
Expedition travel companies build fleets of adventure ships which are able to make it deep into ice-covered Arctic waters.
March 20, 2018
Petter Karlsson from Slussfors, northern Sweden came first to the finish line in Europe’s longest dogsled race.
March 17, 2018
A 31-year-old from Mo i Rana, Northern Norway wins the world's longest dogsled race.
March 14, 2018
While rapid climate change is opening up growing portions of the Arctic to more ship traffic and economic activity, it’s also making navigation in northern latitudes more risky and treacherous, experts warn.
March 14, 2018
39 mushers from 10 countries are racing through 1,200 kilometers of snow and cold in Finnmarkløpet, the world’s northernmost dog sled race.
March 14, 2018
Despite growing tensions between Russia and NATO in Eastern and Northern Europe, the eight Arctic nations are pushing ahead with an ambitious program to deepen the collaboration of their coast guards in the north.
March 13, 2018
The small Norwegian town on the Barents Sea coast is the preferred end station in the great infrastructure project.
March 09, 2018
The archipelagos in the northern Barents Sea and Kara Sea were up to 11 centigrades warmer than average last winter.
March 07, 2018
A wedge of open water formed north of Svalbard and well into the Arctic Ocean in late February, satellite images show.
March 06, 2018
Better weather forecasting will make it easier for ships to traffic on Northern Sea Route without icebreaker escort, the Russian government says.
March 05, 2018

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