Category: Arctic

Norway Pauses Deep-Sea Mining Plans Until 2029

Lisa Scherk

Norway has decided to halt deep-sea mining plans in Arctic waters until at least 2029. The move was announced on 1 December 2024.

Climate Change Puts Arctic Migratory Birds Under Time Pressure

Heiner Kubny

Climate change is altering the rhythm of nature, particularly noticeably in the Arctic. Spring now begins much earlier there than it did just a few decades ago.

South Korea Is Investing Heavily in Building Arctic-Capable Ships

Heiner Kubny

The South Korean government is pushing its Arctic strategy forward.

Ivittuut – Greenland’s forgotten cryolite capital

Marcel Schütz

On the southwestern edge of Greenland lies the ghost town of Ivittuut. Once a lively settlement due to its global importance in the production of metallic aluminum.

Global decline in reindeer population

Rosamaria Kubny

According to a new international scientific study, the global reindeer population will decline dramatically by the end of this century due to the climate crisis.

Atomflot sues Dutch shipping company

Heiner Kubny

On 25 July 2025, Atomflot filed a lawsuit against the Dutch company Damen Shipyards Gorinchem B.V. with the Murmansk Region Arbitration Court, demanding the repayment of €12.6 million in advance payments for the construction of ice-class tugboats for the Northern Sea Route.

Dani Arnold achieves the first winter ascent of the Tarantellen in Svalbard

Marcel Schütz

Swiss extreme mountaineer Dani Arnold has written a new chapter in his adventure career with an extraordinary winter ascent.

A fern fossil from the time of the dinosaurs discovered in Antarctica

Rosamaria Kubny

A spectacular fossil discovery on Livingston Island sheds new light on the prehistoric vegetation of Antarctica.

Elevated radon levels have been measured on Novaya Zemlya.

Heiner Kubny

Members of the Arctic Floating University expedition working on the Novaya Zemlya archipelago have detected an increase in natural radioactivity.

Deep-Sea Mining in the Arctic: Opportunity for the Energy Transition – or Threat to a Fragile Ecosystem?

Lisa Scherk

The Arctic holds mineral resources that are becoming increasingly important for a climate-friendly future. Against this backdrop, Norway faces a decision with far-reaching consequences