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Random weirdness for the week of Jan. 19, 2016new
It's not as cool as the animated Lego horror show of an oil spill Greenpeace did in 2014, but it's still entertaining figuring out why that guy in the bow of a ship sinking in oil-drenched Arctic waters is having such a great day.
Icepeople |
Mark Sabbatini |
01-19-2016 |
Commentary
Longyearbyen's Post-Coal Fate Appears Fishynew
For the first time since the coal mining crisis crippled Longyearbyen's economic foundation more than a year ago, it's a good thing lots of folks are in a crabby mood as a change to Norway's Marine Resources Act will allow seafood processing facilities in Svalbard.
Icepeople |
Mark Sabbatini |
01-19-2016 |
Business & Labor
Chillingly Clueless: Svalbard’s 10 Strangest Stories of 2015new
Which is stranger: a year where parasitic wasps went on an Arctic killing spree and robots rode roller coasters in the world's northernmost ghost town, or the year that actually happened? Yeah, we’re not sure either.
Into blackness: Svalbard’s 12 biggest stories of 2015new
The world's northernmost town was already facing the devastating loss of its cornerstone industry and a quarter of its residents – and then just before Christmas was permanently scarred by an avalanche that ranks as one of the area's worst-ever disasters.
