Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Longyearbyen, Norway, is the northernmost town in the world.ginger_polina_bublik/Shutterstock ...

Svalbard’s cultural heritage and infrastructure face increasing risks as climate change accelerates permafrost thaw and ground instability. The PermaRICH project unites experts across disciplines to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. Imagine blocks of ice floating past as you come face-to-face ...

Located on the archipelago of Svalbard just 800 miles from the North Pole, the Norwegian village of Longyearbyen is reputed to be the world’s most northerly town. Deep within the Arctic Circle, the ...

LONGYEARBYEN, Svalbard - There are no outward signs of jitters, at least not yet: people in Svalbard are going about their daily lives as normal despite speculation that this Norwegian archipelago ...

With increased pressure on the Arctic, a secure water supply is becoming a critical part of emergency preparedness in ...

From the driest deserts to remote settlements on volcanic islands, human communities can be found anywhere on Earth. One such community is Longyearbyen, where 2,400 residents live in the northernmost ...

Longyearbyen, Norway, is the northernmost town in the world.ginger_polina_bublik/Shutterstock From the driest deserts to remote settlements on volcanic islands, human ...