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Arctic nations agree to more scientific cooperation

The future of scientific research in the Arctic got a big boost last week after representatives of all eight Arctic nations signalled their intention to sign a legally binding treaty on enhancing Arctic scientific cooperation following a meeting in Ottawa.
July 14, 2016

New record for sea ice loss in the Arctic

The latest data shows that Arctic sea ice has retreated again for the month of June, to reach the lowest extent for that month since satellite records began in 1979. So far low sea ice records have been set for every month this year except March.
July 12, 2016

Hurtigruten launches new vessel, made for Arctic tourism

The «Spitsbergen» is among the company’s smallest. It will ship along the Norwegian coast in wintertime and bring tourists to the Arctic in summer.
July 07, 2016

Change comes to Vaigach

Environmentalists want the remote Arctic island to become national park.
July 06, 2016

Future of icebreaker fleet on President’s table

Over the next 1,5 year, decisions should be taken about he construction of additional third and fourth generation vessels, Deputy Premier Dmitry Rogozin tells President Putin.
July 04, 2016

Norwegian tanker aground in U.S. Arctic, stirs concern about security

The Norwegian flagged chemical tanker was loaded with 14,000 tons of oil products when it touched the ground in the Bering Strait.
June 27, 2016

Governor outlines master plan for Arctic outpost Dikson

Two new sea ports must be built to serve the projected grand coal project in the area, regional governor Viktor Tolokonsky says
June 27, 2016

World’s northernmost railway gets extension, will be connected with Arctic port Sabetta

Construction of another 170 km of rail across the Yamal Peninsula will start in 2017, regional leader Dmitry Kobylkin says.
June 23, 2016

Welcome to Pevek. Russia invites Arctic Council to icebreaker tour

June 22, 2016

Clean-up ongoing, but still 114 thousand rusting barrels left on Russian Arctic island

There is still a way to go before the island of Kotelny is rid of its dirty Soviet past.
June 21, 2016

$260 million for new Arctic LNG carrier

Sovcomflot’s new ship will be as powerful as a nuclear icebreaker.
June 17, 2016

Kerry eyewitnessed melting Arctic

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry got a firsthand look into how climate changes impact the melting glacier in Kongsfjorden on Norway’s Svalbard archipelago.
June 16, 2016

World’s biggest icebreaker on the water

Several hundred people assembled on the Saint Petersburg waterfront as the Baltic Yard today launched the «Arktika».
June 16, 2016

Scientists suggest 100,000 tons cut in Barents Sea cod for 2017

The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has advised Norway and Russia to cut the Barents Sea cod quota to 805,000 tons for 2017.
June 16, 2016

«Arctic Floating University» arrives in Novaya Zemlya

With 56 students from seven countries on board the «Professor Molchanov» embarks on Russian Arctic waters.
June 14, 2016

Beaufort Sea polar bears are spending more time ashore

As Arctic sea ice dwindles, polar bears are spending more time on land. Now a long-term study tracks the dramatic change in behavior over the recent warming in the Beaufort Sea off northern Alaska and northwestern Canada.
June 14, 2016

One year alone on the Arctic sea bottom

An autonomous underwater vehicle will be placed off the coast of Svalbard to study climate change in the area.
June 13, 2016

John Kerry to visit Svalbard

United States Secretary of State John Kerry travels to Svalbard to see climate change on close hold.
June 13, 2016

Rogozin: Significant potential and urgent need for renewable energy in the Arctic

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin wants to develop renewable energy sources to supply remote settlements in the Arctic with clean energy.
June 10, 2016

Arctic sea ice extent reaches new record low

New data shows that May saw its lowest-ever sea ice extent, by a significant margin. By the height of summer, Arctic sea ice will be probably be at its lowest levels ever recorded.
June 09, 2016

Greening of Arctic, browning of boreal forest

Scientists and residents of Canada’s far north have been noting changes in the Arctic for many years: more plants, more shrubs and trees, and more appearances of southern animals, birds, insects, and marine life which had never been seen before in the north. Now NASA’s satellite analysis confirms it.
June 09, 2016

Shell’s release of offshore leases permits huge Arctic marine park

The surrender of exploration permits covering 8,625 square kilometres will facilitate the conservation of a massive, highly sensitive marine ecosystem at Lancaster Sound in the Canadian Arctic.
June 09, 2016

Repsol joins oil-company exodus from the Arctic’s Chukchi Sea

Spanish oil company Repsol has relinquished its federal leases in the Chukchi Sea, joining other companies that have exited the Arctic Ocean region in the wake of Shell’s high-profile pullout last fall.
June 08, 2016

Focus on green energy in the Arctic

Clean and renewable energy options for people living in the Arctic is one of the focal points for the U.S. chairmanship of the Arctic Council. Many new initiatives are on their way, principal deputy assistant secretary of the the US Department of State's Bureau of Energy Resources Mary Warlick says to Barents Observer.
June 08, 2016

Engine fault on Arctic cruise vessel

The expedition ship “Ortelius” with 146 persons onboard is under tow towards Longyearbyen.
June 05, 2016

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