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Exclusive: A seven-part series about the drastic and recent effect of climate change on virtually all aspects of life in Longyearbyen
1. Introduction
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4. Politics
5. Military
6. Environment
7. Media
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- Finding a Foothold for Nordic Skiing in Rural Alaska
- The Capitol Riot and Climate Disinformation
- Barry Lopez, Lyrical Writer Who Was Likened to Thoreau, Dies at 75
- ‘Icebound’ Takes Us Back to the Arctic, in All Its Terror and Splendor
- The Leftovers Route to Dog Domestication
- Inside the C.I.A., She Became a Spy for Planet Earth
- Sale of Drilling Leases in Arctic Refuge Fails to Yield a Windfall
- Biden Must Stop Trump’s Reckless Plunder in Alaska
- Sale of Arctic Drilling Leases Draws an Unusual Taker. It May Be the Only One.
- A Wolf Pup Mummy From the Ancient Arctic
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- COAL SEASON IS HERE AGAIN: Mine 7 reopens after being flooded by record July heat, but operational challenges remain
- SVALBARD SANDSTORM: Gale-force winds and absence of snow inflict 'Norway's answer to the Sahara' on Longyearbyen
- HOT AND WET IN THE DARK: New high temperature record for Svalbard as area between Longyearbyen and Svea goes from...
- SEXLESS 'STATE' GOVERNMENT: Language Council recommends Sysselmannen ('governor') be renamed Svalbard Syssel ('country subdivision') to meet gender-neutral requirement
- TURN OFF THE DARK? Opinions about controversial neon 'Make The North Great Again' signs in Longyearbyen get more incandescent following...
- FIVE YEARS AFTER 'THE' AVALANCHE: Survivors moving on, but the wreckage and recovery continues reshaping Longyearbyen after fateful tragedy takes...
- SIX SVALBARD RESIDENTS ARRESTED ON DRUG CHARGES: 'Small quantities' seized Thursday night and Friday morning; suspects also had numerous weapons,...
- 'MAKE THE NORTH GREAT AGAIN': Neon proclamation trumpeting bigly into Longyearbyen's long polar night results in polarizing partisan politiking
- NEW COVID-19 RULES AS OF MONDAY: Total alcohol ban at restaurants/bars, gyms/pools closed, many public gatherings/ events cancelled until Jan....
- WANNA OWN THE WORLD'S NORTHERNMOST BOWLING ALLY? Svea giving away its two lanes at now-closed mining settlement for anyone willing...
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- Svalbard: Life on the Edge
- Svalbardbutikken
- Svalbard Global Seed Vault
- Svalbardposten
- Svalbard Treaty
- Svea
- The Governor of Svalbard
- The University Centre in Svalbard
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- COAL SEASON IS HERE AGAIN: Mine 7 reopens after being flooded by record July heat, but operational challenges remain
A VERY SVALBARD CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2020: Residents read/sing in 10 languages
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