Italian, French and Norwegian researchers are in Norway s Svalbard archipelago in what they called a race against time to preserve crucial ice records for analysing past environmental conditions
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In February of 1993, a handgun was used in defense against a polar bear in the Svalbard Archipelago. Polar bears are relatively common in Svalbard. They have been protected there since 1975.
A doomsday Arctic seed vault in Norway is set to receive its most diverse batch of seed donations yet as efforts to secure the world s food supplies ramp up.
Prayers about climate are included in regular worship services at Norway’s Svalbard Church, in Longyearbyen, the world’s most northern town and one that is rapidly warming.