The Arctic outpost meant to safeguard humanity’s future is now ground zero for a host of issues linked to climate change. Reading time 4 minutes The Arctic island of Svalbard is so reliably frigid ...

The global climate crisis was a matter of grave concern, with officials worldwide battling the various aspects of the problem. The Arctic town of Svalbard was at the forefront of this crisis, ...

Scientists in Svalbard were shocked to find rain and greenery instead of snow during Arctic winter fieldwork. The event highlights not just warming—but a full seasonal shift with major consequences ...

Thanks to climate change, temperatures are rising around the globe, but they are rising fastest at the Poles. Temperature records have shown that in the Arctic, temperatures are rising three times ...

For most people, winter tourism is usually based around ski resorts or winter sun destinations. Few people would consider traveling to the extreme northern latitudes where the sun doesn’t rise for ...

The North Pole is not what it once was. The Arctic is the area on the globe where temperatures are rising the fastest. On Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, this entails extended ...

A new commentary published in Nature Communications by Dr James Bradley, Reader in Environmental Science at Queen Mary University of London, and his team reveals a dramatic and concerning shift in the ...

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. The Arctic island of Svalbard is so reliably frigid that humanity bet its future on the place. Since 2008, the ...

Cecilia Blomdahl has some advice for dealing with the winter doldrums. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. A resident of Svalbard, a ...