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Unique Land In The Arctic Up For Grabs, Spurs China-Norway Tensions
- Friday May 17, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The last piece of privately owned land in the strategic Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic is up for grabs, a property likely to entice China but which Norway does not intend to let go without a fight.
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Polar Bear Kills Man In Norway's Arctic Svalbard Archipelago
- Friday August 28, 2020
- World News | Reuters
A man was killed by a polar bear in the Norwegian Arctic Svalbard islands early on Friday, local authorities said, the first such deadly incident in nine years.
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Norway's Arctic Archipelago Records Highest Temperature In Over 40 Years
- Saturday July 25, 2020
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Norway's Arctic archipelago Svalbard on Saturday recorded its highest temperature for over 40 years, almost equal to the all-time record, the country's meteorological institute reported.
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Over 200 Reindeer Found Dead In Norway, Researchers Blame Climate Change
- Saturday July 27, 2019
- World News | Indo-Asian News Service
Researchers have found more than 200 reindeer that died of hunger on Norway's Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, public broadcaster NRK reported on Saturday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Russian Arctic Islands Sound Emergency Over "Invasion" By Polar Bears
- Saturday February 9, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A Russian Arctic archipelago on Saturday declared an emergency situation over an "invasion" of dozens of aggressive polar bears that have entered homes and public buildings.
- www.ndtv.com
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First Ever Arctic Bank Heist Goes South, Robber Caught "Quickly"
- Monday December 24, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
An armed man has robbed a bank in the world's northernmost settlement on Norway's remote Arctic archipelago of Svalbard but he was caught shortly afterwards, authorities said on Friday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Polar Bear Shot Dead In Arctic Ocean After It Attacked A Ship Worker
- Monday July 30, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A polar bear was shot dead after attacking a German cruise ship worker on Norway's Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, the authorities said Sunday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Norway's 'Doomsday' Seed Vault Entrance Repaired After Global Warming Thaws Arctic Ice
- Sunday May 21, 2017
- World News | Reuters
The 'Doomsday' seed vault in Svalbard archipelago near the North Pole seeks to safeguard seeds by keeping them safe in natural permafrost from cataclysms such as nuclear war or disease.
- www.ndtv.com
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Norwegian Archipelago Sees 'Shocking' Temperatures Near Freezing Point
- Saturday November 26, 2016
- World News | Associated Press
The Arctic archipelago of Svalbard has seen such extreme warmth this year that the average annual temperature could end up above freezing for the first time on record, scientists said Friday.
- www.ndtv.com
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To Study Climate Change, India To Monitor A Major Fjord In Arctic Region
- Thursday April 28, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
To study climate change, India is conducting a programme to monitor one of the major fjords on the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic region, the government today said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Sharks Able to Cope with Climate Change
- Monday July 14, 2014
- World News | Indo-Asian News Service
Amid fears that climate change may further contribute to already declining population of sharks, a study has found that sharks in the Arctic may be able to cope with the change.
- www.ndtv.com
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Polar bear kills 1 Briton, injures 4 in Norway
- Friday August 5, 2011
- World News | Associated Press
A polar bear on Friday mauled a group of young British campers on a trip to a remote Arctic archipelago, killing a 17-year-old boy and injuring four others, before a member of the expedition shot the bear dead.
- www.ndtv.com
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Unique Land In The Arctic Up For Grabs, Spurs China-Norway Tensions
- Friday May 17, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The last piece of privately owned land in the strategic Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic is up for grabs, a property likely to entice China but which Norway does not intend to let go without a fight.
- www.ndtv.com
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Polar Bear Kills Man In Norway's Arctic Svalbard Archipelago
- Friday August 28, 2020
- World News | Reuters
A man was killed by a polar bear in the Norwegian Arctic Svalbard islands early on Friday, local authorities said, the first such deadly incident in nine years.
- www.ndtv.com
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Norway's Arctic Archipelago Records Highest Temperature In Over 40 Years
- Saturday July 25, 2020
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Norway's Arctic archipelago Svalbard on Saturday recorded its highest temperature for over 40 years, almost equal to the all-time record, the country's meteorological institute reported.
- www.ndtv.com
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Over 200 Reindeer Found Dead In Norway, Researchers Blame Climate Change
- Saturday July 27, 2019
- World News | Indo-Asian News Service
Researchers have found more than 200 reindeer that died of hunger on Norway's Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, public broadcaster NRK reported on Saturday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Russian Arctic Islands Sound Emergency Over "Invasion" By Polar Bears
- Saturday February 9, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A Russian Arctic archipelago on Saturday declared an emergency situation over an "invasion" of dozens of aggressive polar bears that have entered homes and public buildings.
- www.ndtv.com
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First Ever Arctic Bank Heist Goes South, Robber Caught "Quickly"
- Monday December 24, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
An armed man has robbed a bank in the world's northernmost settlement on Norway's remote Arctic archipelago of Svalbard but he was caught shortly afterwards, authorities said on Friday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Polar Bear Shot Dead In Arctic Ocean After It Attacked A Ship Worker
- Monday July 30, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A polar bear was shot dead after attacking a German cruise ship worker on Norway's Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, the authorities said Sunday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Norway's 'Doomsday' Seed Vault Entrance Repaired After Global Warming Thaws Arctic Ice
- Sunday May 21, 2017
- World News | Reuters
The 'Doomsday' seed vault in Svalbard archipelago near the North Pole seeks to safeguard seeds by keeping them safe in natural permafrost from cataclysms such as nuclear war or disease.
- www.ndtv.com
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Norwegian Archipelago Sees 'Shocking' Temperatures Near Freezing Point
- Saturday November 26, 2016
- World News | Associated Press
The Arctic archipelago of Svalbard has seen such extreme warmth this year that the average annual temperature could end up above freezing for the first time on record, scientists said Friday.
- www.ndtv.com
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To Study Climate Change, India To Monitor A Major Fjord In Arctic Region
- Thursday April 28, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
To study climate change, India is conducting a programme to monitor one of the major fjords on the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic region, the government today said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Sharks Able to Cope with Climate Change
- Monday July 14, 2014
- World News | Indo-Asian News Service
Amid fears that climate change may further contribute to already declining population of sharks, a study has found that sharks in the Arctic may be able to cope with the change.
- www.ndtv.com
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Polar bear kills 1 Briton, injures 4 in Norway
- Friday August 5, 2011
- World News | Associated Press
A polar bear on Friday mauled a group of young British campers on a trip to a remote Arctic archipelago, killing a 17-year-old boy and injuring four others, before a member of the expedition shot the bear dead.
- www.ndtv.com