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Greenpeace Arctic Investigations. Intel, news & insight on the (oil) dynamics in/around the melting Arctic. Got info? Mail at [email protected] or DM us.

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Russia shows off new missile shooting in high Arctic #Kotelny thebarentsobserver.com/en/se…
Russia shows off new missile shooting in high Arctic

Russia shows off new missile shooting in high Arctic

For the first time, mobile coastal defense system Bastion test launched from Russia’s remote Arctic base of Kotelny.

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Equinor@Equinor20 Sep 2018
🤝 @SeadrillLtd has been awarded a contract for drilling two exploration wells for Equinor in the Barents Sea by use of the West Hercules. We're now looking forward to continuing our cooperation with this rig.

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Zack Labe@ZLabe20 Sep 2018
The fall refreeze is becoming more widespread across the #Arctic. Late season sea ice losses in the Chukchi and East Siberian Seas have extended the melt season through this week. I will post the total minimum extent numbers within the next few days.
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Canada to file Arctic continental shelf submission in 2019: Global Affairs Canada bit.ly/2MGDNUa
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The Independent
@Independent18 Sep 2018
Container ship crosses Arctic sea route for first time in history due to global warming independent.co.uk/news/world…
Container ship crosses Arctic sea route for first time in history due to global warming

Container ship crosses Arctic sea route for first time in history due to global warming

 Ice-class 42,000 ton vessel carries Russian fish and South Korean electronics to Europe

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Mark Brandon@icey_mark18 Sep 2018
sea ice extent in the #Arctic 17 Sept 2018 on left, on right difference from 1989-93 mean on same day. Reds are less sea ice. Very low in Northern Kara Sea and Chukchi Sea
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New Scientist
@newscientist18 Sep 2018
Acid is dribbling out of the melting permafrost in the Arctic bit.ly/2PLtkIL
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Extreme weather in Europe linked to less sea ice and warming in the Barents Sea theconversation.com/extreme-… @BangorUni #climatechange
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Still no deal on cross-border #Barents oil thebarentsobserver.com/en/in…
Still no deal on cross-border Barents oil

Still no deal on cross-border Barents oil

After years of negotiations, Russia and Norway have still not signed an agreement on cross-border mapping of resources in the Barents Sea.

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VIRIDIEN@weareviridien13 Sep 2018
Cutting edge TopSeis seismic technology and unique work methods are bringing @lundinpetroleum closer to new discoveries in the southern Barents Sea. lundin-norway.no/2018/08/21/…
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This is the lowest area for this day of the year in our records dating back to 1967.
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The #Svalbard #seaice area from the ice chart for 22nd Aug 2018 is 123,065 sq km. This is 105,139 sq km below the 1981-2010 average. #Arctic
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Maersk is about to launch the first container ship on an Arctic route over the top of Russia – a move to find an alternative to the Suez Canal. on.ft.com/2PsNoAA
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Andrew Derocher@AEDerocher21 Aug 2018
Svalbard #polarbears may be one of the early populations to disappear. Bears there are part of the Barents Sea population & this area is losing sea ice at a phenomenal rate. I studied the bears there in 1996-2002: a lot of my former study area is no longer polar bear habitat.
Zack Labe (@ZLabe) profile pictureZack Labe@ZLabe19 Aug 2018
The remarkably low #Arctic sea ice conditions around Svalbard continue...
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Nordic News@Nordic_News22 Aug 2018
Russia is preparing to search for a nuclear-powered missile that was lost at Barents Sea months ago cnb.cx/2ByY79G
Russia is preparing to search for a nuclear-powered missile that was lost at sea months ago after a...

Russia is preparing to search for a nuclear-powered missile that was lost at sea months ago after a...

The operation will include three vessels, one of which is equipped to handle radioactive material from the weapon's nuclear core.

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Zack Labe@ZLabe21 Aug 2018
Sea ice extent on the Atlantic side of the #Arctic has reached a new all-time record low for the region (combined Barents-Kara-Greenland Seas). Each line shows one year from 1979 (purple) to 2017 (white). The previous record was just last year. [Daily data is from the @NSIDC]
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This is the lowest area for this day of the year in our records dating back to 1967.
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The #Svalbard #seaice area from the ice chart for 21st Aug 2018 is 111,968 sq km. This is 115,969 sq km below the 1981-2010 average. #Arctic
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Arctic’s strongest sea ice breaks up for first time on record theguardian.com/world/2018/a…
Arctic’s strongest sea ice breaks up for first time on record

Arctic’s strongest sea ice breaks up for first time on record

Usually frozen waters open up twice this year in phenomenon scientists described as scary

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Zack Labe@ZLabe20 Aug 2018
Time to start tracking the annual minimum #Arctic sea ice extent (no records this year)! Sea ice reaches its minimum extent as solar energy decreases and temperatures drop. This transition is already underway closer to the North Pole. Follow along at sites.uci.edu/zlabe/arctic-s…
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