Svalbard Every topic
The running subjects by class: where each stands now, then every report on it.
Power and borders
Russia on Svalbard
The Russian settlements, Trust Arktikugol (Russia's state-owned company on Svalbard), and Norway's and Russia's dealings on the archipelago.
Security and sovereignty
Norway's sovereignty over Svalbard, the Svalbard Treaty, and the security measures around research, cables and shipping.
Work and money
The town
Housing
Homes in Longyearbyen, who builds them, who may rent them out, and the housing cap.
Local democracy
Longyearbyen lokalstyre (the local council), its decisions and money, and the next local election.
Drinking water
Longyearbyen's tap water, the samples and the council's advice.
Safety and preparedness
Rescue, avalanches, exercises and what to do when the network goes down.
Science and nature
The Seed Vault
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault outside Longyearbyen, its deposits and the people who run it.
Climate change
How the warming climate is changing Svalbard, from temperatures and glaciers to sea ice and permafrost, and the research that measures it.
Ny-Ålesund and research
The research town of Ny-Ålesund, the rules for working there and Norway's management of research on Svalbard.