World's biggest submarine #methane hotspot is found off Barents Sea coast, near the Norwegian-Russian maritime border. Henry Patton from iC3 Polar Research Hub explains: thebarentsobserver.com/en/2024/09/wor…

My new report from #Norway: “If this route is closed, families would be torn apart” How a small #Russian bus in the Norwegian border town of Kirkenes has become the last hope for people from all over Europe. #arctic thebarentsobserver.com/en/2024/09/if-…

Watch my documentary about WWII relics in the Arctic. Great drone footage by Henry Patton

In this old report, I interview Alexei #Navalny on the streets of #Moscow, #Russia, in 2013! He joined a march in support of political prisoners. His wife Yulia is beside him. I also speak to Илья Яшин - he was recently released in the big prisoner swap.

🌨 Following ~22 cm of fresh snowfall in the last ~24hrs, the #snow in #Tromsø is currently 28.5 cm deep. The last time it snowed that much was on February 19th, 2024 (24 cm). This time last year the snow was 4.7 cm deep.

#Trump or #Harris? In our latest video report, we went to the main street in #Tromsø, northern #Norway, to ask passersby who they would vote for if they had the chance. thebarentsobserver.com/news/trump-or-…

VIDEO: #Trump or #Harris? Do #Norwegian residents think that the #US presidential #elections will have an impact on #Europe? On the future of #NATO? The people of #Tromsø, northern #Norway, share their thoughts. youtube.com/watch?v=pbYGqZ…

The war in #Ukraine has put #scientific exchanges with #Russia on hold for almost three years now. I spoke to scientists in #Europe who are worried about the lack of access to data from the Russian side of the #Arctic - the fastest-warming place on #Earth thebarentsobserver.com/climate-crisis…

Wolves are on the rise in northern Norway. "They seem to come from Russia," Dr Jonas Kindberg told me. Scientists also showed me the latest pictures of the wolves this summer in the forest of the Pasvik Nature Reserve. thebarentsobserver.com/news/wolf-popu…

Aurora borealis I filmed in the north of Norway.

"I feel stressed about having to hide my HIV status... But I don't want to be treated like an antisocial person," a doctor from St Petersburg, who introduced himself as Maxim, tells me. #WorldAIDSDay2024 thebarentsobserver.com/news/since-chi…

The rural north of #Norway struggles to retain its young population. I took my video camera and traveled to the #Arctic town of Vadsø to ask the local community and authorities why and what could be changed. Watch the full report here: youtube.com/watch?v=RLrMFu…

We have won an award! thebarentsobserver.com/news/barents-o…

“But the war is not the main reason [of the high death toll]", a demographer tells me “This is ... also the consequence of alcoholism,” he said, adding that Russia needs to follow the Scandinavian model of controlling the consumption of hard liquors. thebarentsobserver.com/news/the-death…

In this DW News video report I talk about the unique bus route between Norway and Russia and show a memorial in the town of Kirkenes dedicated to Aleksei Navalny. dw.com/en/focus-on-eu…

Propeller plane vs snowstorm during polar night Will the aircraft make it through northern Norway? I flew one of the fascinating routes connecting remote Arctic towns in Norway just as one of the biggest storms of the winter season hits. My new video: youtube.com/watch?v=0kj_Ci…

"Norway deplores the sentencing.... The independence of lawyers must be protected. Defending political dissidents is not a crime". Norwegian Foreign Ministry Norway MFA made a statement. Read more: thebarentsobserver.com/news/navalny-l…

My picture of Alexei #Navalny and his wife Yulia at a street protest in Moscow, #Russia, 2019. Today, 16 February, is the first anniversary of Navalny's death in a Russian prison.

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🥇 NEW TROMSØ SNOW RECORD 🌨️ The total snowfall of 205 cm so far this month in Tromsø is a new monthly record for March. It breaks the previous record of 179 cm set in 2023. With still a few days left to go the record could still reach higher 📈