Tag Archives: Norwegian Polar Institute
December 24, 2015
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Cue the climate change skeptics: Census of Svalbard’s polar bear population shows large increase since 2004

In the spirit of Christmas, some good news about Svalbard’s healthy and growing polar bear population is likely to bring joy to climate change alarmists and denalists alike.
A census at this summer by the Norwegian Polar Institute indicates there are about 975 polar bears in the Norwegian region of the Barents Sea, up from about 685 during the last census in 2004, despite several years with poor sea ice cover during the intervening period.
November 21, 2015
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Fear failure: Terrorist attacks won’t alter regional scientists’ plans for UN climate summit in Paris
October 17, 2015
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Briefs from Svalbardposten for the week of Sept. 13, 2015
August 22, 2015
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Briefs from Svalbardposten for the week of Aug. 18, 2015
August 8, 2015
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A bear of a census: first count of polar bears in 11 years underway despite difficulties
August 8, 2015
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Briefs from Svalbardposten for the week of Aug. 4, 2015
July 25, 2015
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Briefs from Svalbardposten for the week of July 21, 2015
July 8, 2015
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Briefs from Svalbardposten for the week of July 7, 2015
July 1, 2015
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Svalbard’s glaucous gull population drops sharply; scientists seek higher Red List status for species
June 26, 2015
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