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

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.

Russia is preparing to search for a nuclear-powered missile that was lost at Barents Sea months ago cnb.cx/2ByY79G

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

This is the lowest area for this day of the year in our records dating back to 1967.

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/sei…

Still no deal on cross-border #Barents oil thebarentsobserver.com/en/industry-an…

Extreme weather in Europe linked to less sea ice and warming in the Barents Sea theconversation.com/extreme-weathe… Bangor University #climatechange

Canada to file Arctic continental shelf submission in 2019: Global Affairs Canada bit.ly/2MGDNUa

The dirty reality of seismic surveys in Russia; Lukoil-Komi violated another promise given to local residents savepechora.ru/page.php?p=313

Acid is dribbling out of the melting permafrost in the Arctic bit.ly/2PLtkIL

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

Container ship crosses Arctic sea route for first time in history due to global warming independent.co.uk/news/world/eur…

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.

🤝 Seadrill 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.

Russia shows off new missile shooting in high Arctic #Kotelny thebarentsobserver.com/en/security/20…