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Celebrations warm the Svalbard chill

PHOTO FEATURE: While Norway's royal family waved as usual to the 17th of May parade in Oslo, hardy residents of Norway's main settlement on Svalbard braved...

Norway celebrates from north to south

LONGYEARBYEN: Flags were raised and events officially kicked off at 8am all over the country on Wednesday as Norwegians launched into their Constitution Day celebrations on...

Sounds from the 17th on Svalbard

VIDEO FEATURE: This was one of many busy brass bands in Norway on the 17th of May. Svalbard's Longyearbyen Storband, all dressed in hardhats and...

Tourism booms in Norway’s Arctic

SVALBARD: Strong growth within Norway's tourism industry is also extending well into the Arctic. On Svalbard, tourism is undergoing a boom that's now being fueled by...

Russian died after Svalbard snowmobile accident

A Russian man in his 30s who was rushed to hospital in Tromsø after a snowmobile accident on Svalbard in late April was reported...

No one caught in latest Svalbard slide

Authorities on Norway's Arctic archipelago of Svalbard could confirm Sunday evening that no one was missing or injured by yet another avalanche that slid...

Another avalanche rams Longyearbyen

UPDATED: NVE, the state agency responsible for issuing avalanche warnings, admitted it made a mistake Tuesday after more tons of snow, ice, dirt and...

Winter returns after record warmth

UPDATED: Winter was finally returning to most of the Norwegian territory this week. After months of unseasonably warm temperatures, not least on Svalbard, subzero temperatures...

Evacuations begin on stormy Svalbard

The top local administrator on Norway's Arctic island group of Svalbard began ordering evacuations on Wednesday, as a major storm moved in that threatened to...

New storm bearing down on Svalbard

No rest for the weary: Just hours after the extreme weather system known as Urd abated on Tuesday, state meteorologists were issuing new warnings of...
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