Last Chance Tourism: Cruise Industry Booms
Cruise tourism to Svalbard has doubled since 2016 as melting ice creates new opportunities, but travelers face moral conflicts about climate impact.
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Arctic Winter Turned Upside Down
Research teams in Svalbard encountered extraordinary February conditions: temperatures above freezing, rainfall, and vegetation blooming in winter.
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Arctic sea ice levels plummet
An analysis by the University of Bremen has show that extreme melting has pushed arctic sea ice levels to the lowest in recorded history.
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Svalbard: One killed, four injured by polar bear
On the Arctic Svalbard archipelago, one British tourist was killed and four others were seriously injured by a polar bear Friday morning.
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Warmest waters ever around Svalbard
Norwegian and other international researchers have uncovered a major increase in sea temperatures around Norway’s northern archipelago of Svalbard.
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