Ich hatte das große Glück und Privileg im Sommer 2023 bei einer Reise nach Svalbard Eisbären beobachten zu dürfen. 16 verschiedene Begegnungen in 10 Tagen, im Eis, an Land, im Wasser.
Zum „International Polar Bear Day“ gibt es von mir eine kleine Auswahl.
#polarbears #internationalPolarbearDay #svalbard #Eisbaer #wildlifephotography #photography
#Svalbard
10) In a devastating climate milestone, Svalbard lost 1% of its total glacial ice during a single record-shattering heatwave in 2024. The Norwegian archipelago is warming faster than nearly anywhere on Earth. Scientists warn these extreme melt events are accelerating, with alarming consequences for global sea levels and fragile Arctic ecosystems.
#Svalbard #ClimateChange #GlacialMelt #Heatwave #ArcticWarming #SeaLevel #Norway #ClimateEmergency #Rorshok #ArcticUpdate
18-Feb-2026
What freezing plants in blocks of ice can tell us about the future of #Svalbard’s plant communities
The polar #willow is a key forage species for Svalbard's #reindeer population. A warming #climate means these plants can be encased in ice rather than snow for much of the winter. Can they survive this?
Whether it's the olympics, overall happiness, environmental initiatives, or arrests relating to the Epstein files, the U.S. has looked incredibly weak compared to Norway for quite some time, but especially under the current Trump regime. Now the latest is the possibility of the U.S. or Russia invading Norway's Svalbard. I can't wait til the day when the U.S. is no longer in the Norwegian news cycle every other day.
Multiple Introductions of Highly Pathogenic Avian #Influenza Viruses into the High #Arctic: #Svalbard and Jan Mayen, 2022 - 2025, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/02/multiple-introductions-of-highly.html
La Norvège n’exclut pas une annexion partielle de son territoire par la Russie
Hi everyone, we’re new here! This short video sums up the last three years of our sailing life.
First discovered by the Dutch in 1596, #Svalbard (aka #Spitzbergen) archipelago in the #Arctic has a complex history. The #SvalbardTreaty, #ThisDayInHistory in 1920, gave Norway sovereignty, but all signatories gained rights to exploit the islands and military use was restricted.
"While Donald #Trump ’s bid to grab control over #Greenland from #Denmark has been attracting all the headlines, the focus on the #Arctic is also making #Norway anxious. Its northern territory #Svalbard could become another bone of geopolitical contention"
#Russia #NATO
jacobin.com/2026/02/sval...
Svalbard Could Be the Arctic’s...
Predator proof colouring.
#svalbard #arctic #reindeer #polarcircle #snow #winter #negativespace #fotovorschlag
#svalbard #arctic #reindeer #polarcircle #snow #winter #negativespace #fotovorschlag
Comme le #Groenland l’archipel du #Svalbard dans l’ #Arctique attire toutes les convoitises
Sous les hautes latitudes de l’Arctique, non loin du pôle Nord, le Svalbard fait figure de licorne géopolitique. Cet archipel isolé est un territoire norvégien, mais aujourd’hui, la #Norvège cherche à consolider sa souveraineté sur le Svalbard et à repousser les influences étrangères. https://www.courrierinternational.com/long-format/reportage-comme-le-groenland-l-archipel-du-svalbard-dans-l-arctique-attire-toutes-les-convoitises_239368_1
The Final Portrait
A polar bear cub looks into the camera as it accompanies its mother on an unsuccessful hunting trip. There’s a sad story behind this picture, taken on the coast of Svalbard archipelago in Norway. Soon after it was taken, the polar bear and its family went too close to an area of huts, and people forced them away.
Photograph: Nima Sarikhani/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
#Narwhals become quieter as the #ArcticOcean grows louder
As global temperatures continue to rise, the acoustic world narwhals depend on is rapidly shifting throughout their range, from northeastern #Canada and #Greenland to #Norway’s #Svalbard archipelago and #Arctic waters in #Russia. It’s getting louder. Increasing shipping traffic is interfering with the #whales’ ability to hunt and communicate.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/02/narwhals-become-quieter-as-the-arctic-ocean-grows-louder/
Barentsburg auf Spitzbergen im Winter. Es sind noch etwa 1400 km bis zum Nordpol.
In Barentsburg sieht man noch viele Anzeichen der Sowjetunion.
#fotografie #photography #travelphotography #svalbard #arctic #snow #schnee #Arktis #reisefotografie
"The bears on our Polar Bear Tracker were on the move this fall! Some were waiting for freeze-up, while pregnant females entered their maternity dens. Learn about what each of these bears have been up to as they follow the changing sea ice while hunting seals."
From Polar Bears International on bluesky:
https://bsky.app/profile/polarbearsinternational.org/post/3mdsssjyje42b
#Arctic #climate #climatechange #environment #bears #polarbears #animals #canada #USA #svalbard #greenland
For book lovers and friends of Arctic Natural & Cultural History. This is the ultimate book. Big, multi-scientific and beautiful. Only 250 handbound and uniquely numbered copies.
Read more > https://www.ikfoundation.org/books-and-art/naturae-observatio/
#arctic, #geology #geography #greenland #nature #maps #historyofscience #history #spitsbergen #svalbard
Tvärtemot vad forskare trott har isbjörnarna på norska Svalbard blivit både rundare och friskare, rapporterar BBC. – Ju fetare en isbjörn är, desto bättre mår#isbjörnar #klimat&miljö #klimatförändringar #svalbard
Isbjörnarna på Svalbard blir fetare – trots smältande is
Isbjörnarna på Svalbard blir fetare – trots smältande is
Bilim insanlarını ters köşeye yatıran bulgu: #Svalbard’daki kutup ayıları buzlar erirken kilo alıyor #SonDakika #KutupAyısı #Buzul #KuzeyKutbu #YabanHayatı
Was sagt es eigentlich aus, wenn die örtliche Tourismusseite das Radfahren prominent bebildert mit einem Radfahry mit Flinte 🔫 über der Schulter?
siehe https://en.visitsvalbard.com/things-to-do/activities/biking
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