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Norway Is Extending the Life of Its Last Arctic Coal Mine
The war between Russia and Ukraine has extended operations at Norway’s last functioning coal mine in the Arctic.
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It’s Not Just Siberia as Record Heat Spreads Across the Arctic
Siberia has been hot and on fire. Perhaps you’ve heard? The relentless heat that’s buffeted the region has decided to expand to other parts of the Arctic, from Norway to Canada, with high-temperature records breaking over the weekend.
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The First Ever Samples From The Global Seed Vault Have Been Retrieved
Deep in the arctic, inside over 122 metres of rock, a huge cache of seeds is stored in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, in case of some global emergency. Today, the first of the seeds from that supply have arrived to replenish a collection sent away for safe keeping during Syria’s Civil War.
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Why One Of World’s Most Remote Places Has The Fastest Internet
Ever been to Bjørndalen? No, of course you haven’t. This tiny town, located in a remote area of Svalbard, the Arctic archipelago controlled by Norway, has more polar bears than humans. Curiously, it’s also home to some of the country’s fastest internet speeds.