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NASA: Record Summer Melting Across Svalbard, Arctic Circle

Exceptionally warm air temperatures in summer 2022 have caused record melting across Svalbard. The abundant meltwater, much of which flowed to the ocean, is the latest expression of a rapidly warming climate in Norway’s ice-covered archipelago. Related: Svalbard Trip Report 2018 | Skiing & Sailing Deep Within The Arctic Circle According to Xavier Fettweis, a climatologist at the University of […]

SnowBrains | August 5, 2022
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Join Ice Axe Expeditions in 2022 For Skiing and Sailing Deep Within the Arctic Circle

Join Ice Axe Expeditions on this intimate and exciting backcountry ski expedition to just 600 miles south of the geographic North Pole. Spend your days exploring untouched terrain on the remote and beautiful Svalbard. Experience the breathtaking scenery and wildlife that draws enthusiasts from around the globe, while skiing virtually untracked landscapes that remain the world’s best secret. Related: Svalbard Trip Report 2018 […]

SnowBrains | February 9, 2022
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Man Killed by Polar Bear in Norway’s Svalbard Islands, Bear Shot and Killed

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A man was killed by a polar bear after the animal attacked a camping site in Norway’s Svalbard Islands in the Arctic Circle earlier this morning. The attack happened at 4 am and nobody else was injured, although six people were hospitalized for shock. The man was taken to a hospital in Longyearbyen, the main settlement of the archipelago, where he […]

SnowBrains | August 28, 2020
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Hottest Day Ever Recorded in Svalbard, Norway Last Month

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The hottest day ever recorded in the small town of Longyearbyen occurred on July 26, 2020. The high temperature for the day was 21.7ºC (71.06ºF). Longyearbyen is a town of about 3,000 people on the Norwegian island of Svalbard. The town lies just over 620 miles from the North Pole. While July is typically the hottest month of the year, […]

Alex Camerino | August 3, 2020
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Young Arctic Fox Walks Astonishing 2,700-Miles From Norway to Canada in Just 76 Days

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A young female Arctic fox, less than 1-year old, has walked across the ice from Norway’s Svalbard islands to northern Canada in an epic journey, covering 2,700 miles in 76 days. “The fox’s journey has left scientists speechless,” according to Greenland’s Sermitsiaq newspaper. Researchers at Norway’s Polar Institute fitted the young fox with a GPS tracking device and released her […]

SnowBrains | July 8, 2019
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Come Ski & Sail the Arctic with Us | Svalbard 2019

This May, Ice Axe Expeditions in headed to Svalbard, an island group only 600-miles south of the North Pole, to ski and snowboard, explore and frolic, observe and revere.  They’ve journeyed there many times before and the photos are breathtaking. I was lucky enough to guide on this trip in May 2016, May 2017, and May 2018 and the experience […]

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Miles Clark | March 15, 2019
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Svalbard Trip Report 2018 | Skiing & Sailing Deep Within The Arctic Circle

Ice Axe Expeditions Svalbard Trip Report 2018 for more information visit:  Ice Axe Expeditions The Arctic Circle. Snow, 24-hour sunlight, glaciers, icebergs, fjords, ocean, polar bears, guns, boats, mountains, ski paradise. Immersion. Immersion in a fierce way.  You go from cruising through your normal, everyday existence to being 100% dependent on a 62-foot sailboat, its accompanying 16-foot inflatable dingy, the […]

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Miles Clark | February 15, 2019
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Snowstorms, High Winds, and Avalanche Risk Cause Evacuation of Norwegian Arctic Town

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Snowstorms and avalanche risk will lead to the evacuation of more than 100 people in the town of Longyearbyen on Norway’s Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, newspaper Aftenposten reported Wednesday. You might also like: Svalbard Trip Report 2018 | Skiing & Sailing Deep Within The Arctic Circle The evacuation of 29 homes and some student dormitories in risky areas will begin […]

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WeatherBrains | January 10, 2019
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