Tag: Arctic
The Chinese are drilling for oil off the coast of Norway despite warnings from intelligence authorities | Foreign countries
Norwegian oil companies cooperate with a Chinese oil drilling company. China and Norway are also planning cooperation in the field of green transition. A subsidiary of a Chinese state-owned company…
Russia is ready for war in the Arctic
Russia is ready for a conflict with NATO in the Arctic, claims Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov.He claims that NATO has increased its activity in the area, and that Russia is…
The Arctic, at the heart of Russia-Europe tension
13 million km2 north of the Arctic Circle, 4,000 meters deep, the Arctic, the white continent is at the crossroads of all the climatic and strategic issues of the moment.…
Norwegian researchers: The reduction of Arctic sea ice is drastically changing marine nature and the northern climate | News in brief
The ice cover of the Arctic Ocean will shrink considerably in the coming decades. This will change both the region’s climate and the marine ecosystem. As the climate warms, the…
Finland starts icebreaker cooperation with the United States and Canada – China’s activities in the Arctic region in the background | Foreign countries
The US needs more icebreakers. Finland, on the other hand, has the necessary know-how. According to President Stubb, NATO membership is crucial for starting cooperation. 17:00•Updated 17:19 WASHINGTON Finland is…
Norway reaffirms its sovereignty over the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, a highly strategic location
Norway has just put a stop to the planned sale of the Søre Fagerfjord domain on the strategic Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic. Located between mainland Norway and the North…
The permafrost is thawing – now the amount of mercury in the Arctic is increasing
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen Environment Minister Romina Pourmokhtari and Crown Princess Victoria during a visit to Svalbard in June 2023. Photo: Anders Wiklund/TT / TT News Agency The environmental…
Photographer amazed by local support for Arctic expedition
A Corunna-based photographer planning to capture images in the Canadian Arctic says he’s been blown away by the local support he’s received to make that trip. Article content “I can’t…
in the Arctic, Sweden participates in its first NATO exercise
Since January, a series of NATO military exercises have been underway in Europe, constituting the largest joint training and defense operation between allies since the end of the Cold War,…
The sea eagle helped the arctic fox to escape
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen The one-year-old mountain fox Mei has mysteriously disappeared from Skåne’s zoo in Höör. Stock image of another arctic fox. Photo: Henrik Montgomery/TT The snow-white mountain…