It was so hard to get close to Ptarmigans last winter in #Varanger https://www.explorewilder.com/en/photo/240213081802 I had more luck in summer time on my hike through #Abisko National Park https://www.explorewilder.com/en/photo/230807161811 but I managed to take sharper photos this time in #Svalbard thanks to a rented super zoom lens. https://www.explorewilder.com/en/photo/250511102411 https://www.explorewilder.com/en/photo/250511100733
Svalbard, Chios, El Hierro: How these European islands have successfully avoided overtourism.
Mass tourism is once again testing the limits of Europe's most visited places - and with limited land and fragile infrastructure, islands are some of the destinations worst affected by mass tourism.
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SVALBARD Announces Farewell UK Tour Dates, Band To Call It Quits In 2026
There's nothing else like it; this time of the year when the sun circles higher and higher overhead, 'til even at its lowest...it's still broad daylight. My capture from Longyearbyen, "Midnight in the Shadow World".
"Svalbard: Can scientists salvage climate data from rapidly melting glaciers?"
#Climate #ClimateChange #Svalbard
https://interactive.carbonbrief.org/arctic-melting-ice-cores/index.html
"Svalbard: How it feels to be a climate scientist in the fastest-warming place on Earth"
#Climate #ClimateChange #Svalbard
https://interactive.carbonbrief.org/arctic-svalbard-climate-scientists/index.html
The world’s northernmost airport says its runway is starting to melt due to climate change
Svalbard’s airport is working hard to reduce the effects of climate change as its runway has started to melt
Up North
Way up north, and not feeling blue.
Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard and Jan Mayen 
78°55'21.4"N 12°27'06.7"E
se déplaçant en voilier, concert de Yann Tiersen à Longyearbyen fin mai #Spitzberg #Svalbard #HautArctique puis en #Norvège continentale
https://www.bretagne-actuelle.com/croisiere-norvegienne-pour-yann-tiersen/accueil-top/
@Blueteamsherpa any way any non-#US citizens can get that prevented from fuckup?
I.e. get @bmel to take in the #US #SeedVault boxes in #Svalbard?
Falling in Love with Wine: The Story of Anna Hutcheson https://www.diningandcooking.com/2061496/falling-in-love-with-wine-the-story-of-anna-hutcheson/ #AlpanaSingh #AnnaHutcheson #Eat+Drink #FoodAndDrink #GaetanoMarangelli #ImportWine #ItalianWine #sommelier #Svalbard #vienna #Wine
Visionary Photographer’s Landscapes Are a Love Letter to Nature https://petapixel.com/2025/05/01/visionary-photographers-landscapes-are-a-love-letter-to-nature/ #arildheitman #lofotentours #Inspiration #Spotlight #infrared #stianklo #svalbard #norway
Space Norway and SubCom have revealed that a contract is now in force for the #Arctic Way Cable System – a subsea infrastructure project that will link the Norwegian mainland with Jan Mayen and the #Svalbard archipelago.
https://www.capacitymedia.com/article-subcom-contract-for-worlds-northernmost-subsea-cable-system
It’s the world’s northernmost airport. And its runway is melting
When Longyearbyen’s 2,300-meter-long runway was built in the early 1970s, no one expected the permafrost layer it was constructed on to start melting. But that is exactly what’s happening now.
#Longyearbyen #Svalbard #Norway #airport #airline #travel #transportation #climatechange #permafrost
https://www.cnn.com/travel/svalbard-airport-norway-northermost-melting/index.html
'Cryosphere meltdown' will impact Arctic marine carbon cycles and ecosystems, new study warns
A new study led by Jochen Knies from the iC3 Polar Research Hub has found worrying signs that climate change may be undermining the capacity of #Arctic #fjords to serve as effective #carbon sinks. The findings suggest that the capacity of polar #oceans to remove carbon from the #atmosphere may be reduced as the world continues to heat up.
Knies and his collaborators discovered that rapid changes in the Arctic are transforming vibrant fjord ecosystems like Kongsfjorden in #Svalbard. Published in Communications Earth & Environment, their findings document not only a shift in phytoplankton communities due to melting ice but also a worrying decline in the capacity of these fjords to sequester carbon.
Warmer waters can enhance #phytoplankton growth during sunlit summers, presenting an initial opportunity for increased productivity. However, as the waters become stratified, essential nutrients become harder to access, leading to a double-edged sword: while we may see a rise in phytoplankton #biomass, the efficiency of CarbonCapture could decline.
https://phys.org/news/2025-04-cryosphere-meltdown-impact-arctic-marine.html
Det er jo egentlig slående at USA legger Krim på bordet uten å ha avklart med #Ukraina først, særlig i og med at å forhandle om land er i strid med Ukrainas #grunnlov. Det ligger heller ingen #sikkerhetsgarantier i forslaget.
Forslaget må være motiverende for Putin, siden forbruket av soldater og materiell gir avkastning.
Dette handler jo også om #Grønland og #Taiwan, men potensielt også #Svalbard
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