WORLD FACTBOOK (US)

• ‘Upsetting and scary for everyone:’ Russian with gun robs bank on remote Arctic archipelago Svalbard
  Euronews English
  Monday December 24, 2018 3:00 am EST

• Svalbard freezes as Arctic warms
  physicsworld.com
  Tuesday January 8, 2019 9:46 am EST

• Man arrested after first-ever bank robbery hit the closest town to the North Pole
  INSIDER
  Monday December 24, 2018 3:00 am EST

• Norway's Svalbard: A Trip to the North Pole
  Millennium Post
  Saturday January 12, 2019 8:20 am EST

• A new tour takes travellers polar bear spotting in Svalbard
  Lonely Planet Travel News
  Thursday December 20, 2018 3:00 am EST

• Cold case: world’s northernmost settlement sees first bank robbery
  The Guardian
  Friday December 21, 2018 3:00 am EST

• Drama in Arctic waters as trawler runs aground at Svalbard
  The Independent Barents Observer
  Monday December 31, 2018 3:00 am EST

• Pollution fears rise around Svalbard
  Views and News from Norway
  Monday December 31, 2018 3:00 am EST

• Residents evacuated as storm hits Svalbard
  Views and News from Norway
  Thursday January 10, 2019 8:06 am EST

• You Can Spend the Night on a Glacier and Spot Polar Bears From Your Room
  Travel+Leisure
  Thursday January 10, 2019 5:49 am EST

• Over 100 people to be evacuated on Norway's Arctic Svalbard ahead of snow storm
  Xinhua | English.news.cn
  Wednesday January 9, 2019 3:42 pm EST

• Svalbard: All aboard for an eco-friendly Arctic adventure
  The National
  Thursday December 27, 2018 3:00 am EST

• Roundup: 1400 Year-old Toy Arrow, NASA's Ice Satellite, and Svalbard Glaciers
  GlacierHub
  Monday December 31, 2018 8:00 am EST

• Norway Supreme Court hears snow crab case with implication for oil
  Reuters
  Monday January 14, 2019 7:06 pm EST

• Polar bear leaps onto a Russian nuclear submarine on the search for food
  Daily Mail
  Sunday January 13, 2019 6:47 am EST

• Armchair Travel: Sea Voyage to Svalbard at St. Albert Public Library
  St. Albert Gazette
  Friday December 21, 2018 9:34 pm EST

• An Arctic sailing ship with its own on-board garden is a pioneering eco hero
  Irish Examiner
  Wednesday December 26, 2018 3:00 am EST

• Saving seeds: the connection between two very different locations
  The Irish Times
  Tuesday January 15, 2019 12:00 am EST

• Polar flair: Bear’s acrobatic leap into the ice features in book of beautiful Arctic photography
  Daily Mail
  Tuesday January 15, 2019 11:11 am EST

• Norway's Exclusive Claim Over Arctic Oil Exploration At Stake In Crab Case
  OilPrice.com
  Tuesday January 15, 2019 1:00 pm EST

• Across Svalbard on an Arctic safari
  Financial Times
  Thursday November 22, 2018 3:00 am EST

• Svalbard: One Of Earth's Last Untouched Wildernesses
  Hong Kong Tatler
  Wednesday August 29, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Parts of Austria, southern Germany sink deeper into snow
  Virginian-Pilot
  Thursday January 10, 2019 11:31 am EST

• Perhaps Santa Had to Shout to His Eight Reindeer Because They Fell Asleep
  The New York Times
  Monday December 24, 2018 3:00 am EST

• Warmer winters mean more rain on the Svalbard archipelago
  Phys.Org
  Thursday December 13, 2018 3:00 am EST

• Svalbard
  an Arctic haven of polar bears and Northern Lights
  Saturday December 8, 2018 3:00 am EST

• Climate change is unsettling Svalbard
  The Economist
  Thursday October 11, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Polar bear shot dead after attacking cruise ship guard
  BBC News
  Sunday July 29, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• In the deepest Arctic, sled dogs, polar bears and famed seed vault face melting snow and ice
  The Washington Post
  Saturday May 26, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Svalbard, Norway: The island where no one is allowed to die, or give birth
  Stuff.co.nz
  Monday May 14, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• What the Surging Glaciers of Svalbard Tell Us About the Future of Rising Seas
  Smithsonian
  Friday August 17, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Did You Know that the Earth Loses Several Hundred Tons of Atmosphere to Space Every Day?
  Universe Today
  Tuesday December 18, 2018 3:00 am EST

• Reindeer are able to maintain their internal clock even during total light or darkness
  BBC Discover Wildlife
  Wednesday December 19, 2018 3:00 am EST

• It's all change in Svalbard, where pace is far from glacial | Latest Brexit news and top stories
  The New European
  Monday October 15, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• A Visit to Svalbard, Norway, Where Polar Bears Outnumber People
  Vogue.com
  Sunday February 18, 2018 3:00 am EST

• See inside Svalbard's ice lab Ny-Ålesund, the world's northernmost research center.
  National Geographic
  Friday November 2, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Oil-hungry industry gets big Arctic opening near protected Svalbard waters
  The Independent Barents Observer
  Monday June 18, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Tiny ‘Zombies’ Rising from the Tundra
  The Atlantic
  Friday December 14, 2018 3:00 am EST

• Coal mining clean-up job at Svalbard will cost minimum €74 million
  The Independent Barents Observer
  Thursday October 11, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Killing of polar bear that attacked cruise employee on remote Arctic island sparks debate
  The Washington Post
  Monday July 30, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Norway To Tighten Safety Operating Regulations in Svalbard
  Cruise Industry News
  Thursday October 18, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• “Svalbard has turned from beautiful wilderness to rubbish dump”
  The Independent Barents Observer
  Wednesday June 27, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Swede discovers polar bear stuck in Svalbard hotel
  The Local Norway
  Tuesday June 5, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Geographers draw up an ice thickness map of Svalbard
  Phys.Org
  Thursday October 25, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• European Parliament Committee wants tougher tone against Norway over Svalbard snow crab conflict
  The Independent Barents Observer
  Monday July 16, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Svalbard Satellite Station – Tromsø, Norway
  Atlas Obscura
  Thursday August 23, 2018 2:02 pm EDT

• Warmer sea and less ice north of Svalbard
  The Independent Barents Observer
  Friday December 21, 2018 3:00 am EST

• The Myth of Glacial Safety: From Fortitude to Svalbard
  GlacierHub
  Thursday November 15, 2018 3:00 am EST

• Stunning photos by Renato Granieri capture Norway's northerly archipelago Svalbard in all its glory
  Daily Mail
  Monday August 13, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• How Norway and Russia avoid Conflict over Svalbard
  The Arctic Institute
  Tuesday June 19, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• From Hovercrafts to Personal Submarines, 5 Made-to-Order Machines for an Epic Adventure
  Robb Report
  Wednesday January 16, 2019 8:01 am EST

• Climate change threatens Svalbard
  Views and News from Norway
  Monday September 17, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• There is something of the Wild West about Svalbard, Norway, says John Ingham
  Express.co.uk
  Friday July 6, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Svalbard Global Seed Vault Protects Earth's Food's Supply—Here's How
  National Geographic
  Tuesday March 20, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• “I could never believe it was this bad”
  The Independent Barents Observer
  Thursday August 2, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Barentsburg aims to move from dirty coal to become gateway for Russia's Arctic tourism
  The Independent Barents Observer
  Monday September 3, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Svalbard by Silversea: a first timer's guide to expedition cruising | Holiday Articles
  Wexas
  Tuesday September 4, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• You Can Chase the Northern Lights All Day Long on This Excursion in Norway
  Travel+Leisure
  Wednesday September 19, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Russian buildup worries Norway before big NATO military exercise
  Channel NewsAsia
  Tuesday October 2, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Not So Much Poles Apart At All
  Economic Times
  Wednesday January 16, 2019 12:57 pm EST

• Explore with Sven: Global Seed Vault in Svalbard
  KARE11.com
  Wednesday August 15, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Thawing permafrost makes big trouble for world's northernmost town
  The Independent Barents Observer
  Tuesday October 9, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Dispelling myths around the Arctic Circle’s famed ‘doomsday’ seed vault on its 10th anniversary
  Idaho Statesman
  Wednesday February 28, 2018 3:00 am EST

• Norway's Coast Guard stares down big challenges in Arctic
  DefenseNews.com
  Wednesday June 13, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• A vast, snowy wilderness: why you should visit Svalbard
  Metro
  Sunday April 15, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Shooting of polar bear at stark odds with peacefulness of Svalbard
  The National
  Thursday August 9, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• No more single-use plastic at Hurtigruten's Svalbard operations
  The Independent Barents Observer
  Tuesday October 16, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Svalbard Bryggeri – Longyearbyen, Norway
  Gastro
  Thursday July 5, 2018 1:03 pm EDT

• Svalbard fast patrol
  Maritime Journal
  Friday November 16, 2018 3:00 am EST

• Staggering photos show what life is like in the closest town to the North Pole, where it's dark 4 months of the year and you're told to carry a rifle because of polar bears
  INSIDER
  Friday January 4, 2019 3:00 am EST

• Europe Snow: Avalanche Hits Swiss Hotel; Death Toll Rises to 26
  The Weather Channel
  Sunday January 13, 2019 11:10 pm EST

• World's northernmost volunteers take plastic action
  The Independent Barents Observer
  Friday June 29, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Northern Barents Sea warms dramatically
  The Independent Barents Observer
  Thursday July 5, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Polar bears pictured playing with plastic on remote Arctic island
  The Independent
  Thursday July 12, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Seed Vault in Svalbard may get a $13 million upgrade
  Markets Insider
  Tuesday February 27, 2018 3:00 am EST

• Investigating glaciers in depth: Ice thickness map of Svalbard
  Science Daily
  Wednesday October 24, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Svalbard, an Arctic wildlife preserve
  Cookeville Herald Citizen
  Sunday February 4, 2018 3:00 am EST

• Polar bear's death raises questions about sustainable tourism in the Arctic
  ABC News
  Tuesday July 31, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Slow Arctic freeze raises risk of polar bear extinction, say scientists
  The Guardian
  Friday November 23, 2018 3:00 am EST

• Svalbard Global Seed Vault: the seeds of our future
  Mint
  Friday March 23, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Crabtacular! Snow Crabs on their March from Svalbard to Brussels
  The Arctic Institute
  Tuesday April 24, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Photo Friday: Environmental Monitoring of Svalbard and Jan Mayen
  GlacierHub
  Friday June 22, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Avengers theory predicts obscure Captain America character plays important role in Endgame
  Metro.co.uk
  Thursday January 3, 2019 3:00 am EST

• Young sailors find perspective high in the Arctic
  CNN
  Tuesday June 19, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Album Of The Week: Svalbard's It's Hard To Have Hope
  Kerrang!
  Friday May 25, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Perspective | What it's like in the cold, dark, isolated coal mines of the Arctic
  The Washington Post
  Wednesday June 28, 2017 3:00 am EDT

• Interview, Photographer Documents Arctic Life in the Svalbard Archipelago
  My Modern Met
  Tuesday March 6, 2018 3:00 am EST

• Inside the Arctic Circle, Golden Hour Has Nothing on Golden Day
  WIRED
  Friday June 8, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Inside the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, the deposit that protects the world's seeds
  LifeGate
  Thursday July 19, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• End comes to 100 years of Norwegian coal mining at Svalbard
  The Independent Barents Observer
  Thursday October 12, 2017 3:00 am EDT

• Fortitude filmed final series on Svalbard
  KFTV
  Thursday December 6, 2018 3:00 am EST

• Svalbard: Halfway Between Norway and the North Pole
  The Atlantic
  Tuesday March 8, 2016 3:00 am EST

• Norwegian royals visit Svalbard
  Royal Central
  Friday August 10, 2018 3:00 am EDT

• Climate Scientists Brave Arctic Perils to Get Paleoclimate Cores in Svalbard Lakes
  National Geographic
  Tuesday November 14, 2017 3:00 am EST

• East Greenwich boy starts campaign to fund newspaper after eye-opening visit to Norway
  The Providence Journal
  Sunday December 16, 2018 3:00 am EST

• Kommersant: Russia lists Norway's Svalbard policy as potential risk of war
  The Independent Barents Observer
  Wednesday October 4, 2017 3:00 am EDT

• Discovery of a Major Medieval Glacier Lake in Svalbard
  GlacierHub
  Wednesday February 28, 2018 3:00 am EST

• The Norwegian Svalbard Policy
  Respected or Contested?
  Wednesday November 22, 2017 3:00 am EST

• Earthquake info : M4.9 earthquake on Tue, 5 Jun 18:09:00 UTC /
  269km SW of Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
  Tuesday June 5, 2018 2:41 pm EDT

• Sylvi Listhaug cancels Svalbard trip as no confidence motion gains momentum
  The Local Norway
  Friday March 16, 2018 3:00 am EDT

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