Podcasts about Svalbard

Stacy Carlson joins The Cameron Journal Podcast to talk about all things regarding her new book, The Gyre, set on Svalbard and worked on during her Arctic Circle residency where she toured the far reaches of our planet by long ship, Stacy writes about an Orthodox priest that wants to the northern most holy man in the world and his journey of cold, survival, and a little bit of faith. We are both book and writing nerds so this is an extra fun episode about writing, creativity and more!

炎炎夏日，和聽眾們清涼一下！我們找到了住在北極的方昱和，挪威留學後決定留下來工作，成為在地球上最北的台灣調酒師。昱和將帶我們進入北極熊的家鄉，一探北極挪威屬地 斯瓦爾巴群島（Svalbard ）人，夏天都是怎麼過的？長年城 （Longyearbyen) 是個什麼樣的地方？到北極，夏天能做什麼？這個訪問第一次播出：2022/8/29 「北歐，玩一夏」系列～～～§ 照片：昱和 Salim Yuhe Fang@ 北極挪威屬地 斯瓦爾巴群島（Svalbard ）§ 昱和 和聽眾分享的音樂:江惠儀，露螺， https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4sKRCR8A6YPoem Of The Atoms - Armand Amar - Salar Aghili Türkçe Altyazı Human (2015) belgeselinden,,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oewbC5KgKrc～～～昱和 Salim Yuhe Fang 的粉絲專頁：https://www.facebook.com/TaiwaneseInSvalbard

2026-05-27 | UPDATES #207 | Putin is losing. Every authoritarian decisional principle, every historical precedent, every piece of strategic-studies literature on cornered-dictator behaviour says the same thing. When a dictator perceives that the war he started is unsalvageable on his current trajectory, he escalates. This is why Europe needs to send a clear signal, push back hard and define red lines. A desperate dictator, detached from reality and strategic consequences is dangerous. Now we must contain him, and our response needs to punch back so hard, that he cannot ignore the signal, so that his minions cannot explain it away or hide the truth from him. ----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformation----------ACTIVE CAMPAIGN:We are raising funds for 5 of 15 Vampire DronesSilicon Curtain for Kupiansk Vampires. Dzyga's Paw, together with Jonathan Fink, is joining forces to raise $40,000 to provide the Khartiia Brigade with Vampire Drones.https://dzygaspaw.com/silicon-curtain-for-kupiansk-vampiresThese heavy bombers are designed to destroy manpower and equipment, as well as for remote mining. The Vampire UAV, manufactured by Skyfall, has proven itself to be one of the most effective weapons in the Kupiansk direction. Skyfall is one of Ukraine's largest defense tech companies, producing Vampire bomber drones, various modifications of Shrike FPV drones, P1-SUN, Shahed drone interceptors, communication systems, and components.----------PLEASE HELP ME ME TO GROW SILICON CURTAINWe are planning our events for 2026, and to do more and have a greater impact. After achieving more than 12 events in 2025, we will aim to double that! 24 events and interviews on the ground in Ukraine, to push back against weaponized information, toxic propaganda and corrosive disinformation. Please help us make it happen!----------SOURCES: National Security Journal — "'Putin Has Cancer': The Headline That Just Won't Go Away" (early May 2026) Global Security archive — "Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin - Health" — Comprehensive historical record of Putin health speculation; Valdai Club November 2024 four-hour appearance with 40+ instances of mispronouncing words, stammering, and misspeaking while reading from a paper; Peskov's "fantastic capacity for work" framing; long-standing pattern of health-information controlFox News / Reuters / AP — "Putin says health 'fine' after two-day checkup, refuses blood pressure test at AI event: report" (November 2025) UNITED24 Media — "Why Russia Fires Ballistic Nuclear Capable Oreshnik Missile in Massive Attack Against Ukraine" (24 May 2026) Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) — Jack Watling, "Russia is Losing – Time for Putin's 2026 Hybrid Escalation" (December 2025) Institute for the Study of War — "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 19, 2026" (19 May 2026) Atlantic Council — "Toplines: Deterring Putin's aggression against NATO" (March 2026) — Five Russian-aggression scenarios in Nordic-Baltic region; NATO posture inadequate; recommendation framework: place NATO brigades in Nordic-Baltic per Madrid 2022 promise; BALTOPS-type comprehensive exercise schedule for Svalbard/Åland; mobilise NATO alliance and Europe writ largeBelfer Center (Harvard) — "Russian Threats to NATO's Eastern Flank: Scenarios, Strategy, and Policy for European Security" (February 2026) Foreign Policy — "I Attacked NATO as Russia's Commander in a War Game" (15 May 2026)NBC News — "Putin is testing NATO's defenses. How will it respond?" (September 2025) ----------

Magnus er lege, tidligere gjest i podden og beinhard friluftsmann. Han og Ann-Kristin Skinlo har akkurat gått 700 km på Svalbard fra Sørneset i sør til Magdalenefjorden i nordvest. Magnus tar oss gjennom turen og noen av valgene han tok på utstyrsfronten! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2026-05-26 | UPDATES #206 | DEMENTED AND DANGEROUS: Why the Putin stumbling through May 2026 may be the most lethal Putin of the entire war. As his voice fails – and he can't even summon the strength to shout ‘Hurrah', as the footage recently suppressed by the Kremlin attest to, it seems that Putin is becoming less rational, more visibly angry, frustrated, and possibly confused. He is certainly detached from reality to a large degree, because of the skewed information he is receiving from sycophants and lackeys within the vertical of power. No one wants to tell demented grandpa the truth – in case they feel his wrath, as his war failures accelerate. ----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformation----------ACTIVE CAMPAIGN:We are raising funds for 5 of 15 Vampire DronesSilicon Curtain for Kupiansk Vampires. Dzyga's Paw, together with Jonathan Fink, is joining forces to raise $40,000 to provide the Khartiia Brigade with Vampire Drones.https://dzygaspaw.com/silicon-curtain-for-kupiansk-vampiresThese heavy bombers are designed to destroy manpower and equipment, as well as for remote mining. The Vampire UAV, manufactured by Skyfall, has proven itself to be one of the most effective weapons in the Kupiansk direction. Skyfall is one of Ukraine's largest defense tech companies, producing Vampire bomber drones, various modifications of Shrike FPV drones, P1-SUN, Shahed drone interceptors, communication systems, and components.----------PLEASE HELP ME ME TO GROW SILICON CURTAINWe are planning our events for 2026, and to do more and have a greater impact. After achieving more than 12 events in 2025, we will aim to double that! 24 events and interviews on the ground in Ukraine, to push back against weaponized information, toxic propaganda and corrosive disinformation. Please help us make it happen!----------SOURCES: National Security Journal — "'Putin Has Cancer': The Headline That Just Won't Go Away" (early May 2026) Global Security archive — "Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin - Health" — Comprehensive historical record of Putin health speculation; Valdai Club November 2024 four-hour appearance with 40+ instances of mispronouncing words, stammering, and misspeaking while reading from a paper; Peskov's "fantastic capacity for work" framing; long-standing pattern of health-information controlFox News / Reuters / AP — "Putin says health 'fine' after two-day checkup, refuses blood pressure test at AI event: report" (November 2025) UNITED24 Media — "Why Russia Fires Ballistic Nuclear Capable Oreshnik Missile in Massive Attack Against Ukraine" (24 May 2026) Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) — Jack Watling, "Russia is Losing – Time for Putin's 2026 Hybrid Escalation" (December 2025) Institute for the Study of War — "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 19, 2026" (19 May 2026) Atlantic Council — "Toplines: Deterring Putin's aggression against NATO" (March 2026) — Five Russian-aggression scenarios in Nordic-Baltic region; NATO posture inadequate; recommendation framework: place NATO brigades in Nordic-Baltic per Madrid 2022 promise; BALTOPS-type comprehensive exercise schedule for Svalbard/Åland; mobilise NATO alliance and Europe writ largeBelfer Center (Harvard) — "Russian Threats to NATO's Eastern Flank: Scenarios, Strategy, and Policy for European Security" (February 2026) Foreign Policy — "I Attacked NATO as Russia's Commander in a War Game" (15 May 2026)NBC News — "Putin is testing NATO's defenses. How will it respond?" (September 2025) ----------

A pocos kilómetros del Polo Norte, el archipiélago noruego de Svalbard se ha convertido en un nuevo foco de tensión entre Rusia y la OTAN. En este remoto territorio administrado por Noruega, Moscú mantiene desde hace décadas dos asentamientos rusos que, tras la invasión de Ucrania en 2022, despiertan creciente preocupación en Oslo y sus aliados occidentales. El Ártico vuelve así a convertirse en una pieza clave del pulso geopolítico entre Rusia y Occidente.

José Luis Gallego, Antonio Martínez Ron y Concha Monje hablan en la Hora Random de los bosques navarros, de los premios princesa de Asturias al desarrollo de las tecnologías de secuenciación de ADN y a la Bóveda Global de Semillas de Svalbard y la reconstrucción de los genomas de animales desde los huevos.

La energía oscura es uno de los mayores misterios del universo. Una fuerza invisible que se opone a la gravedad, responsable de la separación de las galaxias a un ritmo frenético. Hasta ahora se pensaba que era una constante universal pero el proyecto DESI sugiere que podría estar debilitándose con el tiempo, lo que obligaría de reescribir la física fundamental. Hemos hablado con Juan García-Bellido Capdevila, catedrático de Física Teórica en la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, investigador del Instituto de Física Teórica (UM/CSIC) y Premio Nacional de Investigación 2025 “Blas Cabrera”. Lejos de ser individuos simiescos e incapaces de articular palabra, los neandertales caminaban como nosotros, dominaban el fuego y poseían un pensamiento simbólico complejo. Eva Rodríguez (SINC) nos ha contado dos estudios recientes sobre nuestros primos hermanos que revelan su capacidad para curas dentales y la obtención de alimentos marinos. Con Javier Ablanque y su máquina del tiempo hemos viajado al año 1540 para acompañar a la expedición de García López de Cárdenas al Gran Cañón del Colorado y descubrir como la vista nos puede hacer una mala pasada si no tenemos referencias que nos sirvan de escala. Cristina Delgado nos ha hablado de la serie documental ¿Hablamos?, del Área de Cultura Científica del CSIC, en la que jóvenes de barrios vulnerables dialogan con investigadores sobre temas clave de actualidad. Con testimonios de Lola Campbell, del Instituto Barri Besòs de Barcelona; Cristian Delgado, del Instituto Miguel de Cervantes de Sevilla, y Luís Gómez Juanes, director y guionista de la serie. Hemos informado del Premio Princesa de Asturias de Cooperación Internacional a la Bóveda Global de Semillas de Svalbard (Noruega). Este depósito almacena semillas de miles de especies de todo el planeta para salvaguardar la biodiversidad y la alimentación. Escuchar audio

La energía oscura es uno de los mayores misterios del universo. Una fuerza invisible que se opone a la gravedad, responsable de la separación de las galaxias a un ritmo frenético. Hasta ahora se pensaba que era una constante universal pero el proyecto DESI sugiere que podría estar debilitándose con el tiempo, lo que obligaría de reescribir la física fundamental. Hemos hablado con Juan García-Bellido Capdevila, catedrático de Física Teórica en la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, investigador del Instituto de Física Teórica (UM/CSIC) y Premio Nacional de Investigación 2025 “Blas Cabrera”. Lejos de ser individuos simiescos e incapaces de articular palabra, los neandertales caminaban como nosotros, dominaban el fuego y poseían un pensamiento simbólico complejo. Eva Rodríguez (SINC) nos ha contado dos estudios recientes sobre nuestros primos hermanos que revelan su capacidad para curas dentales y la obtención de alimentos marinos. Con Javier Ablanque y su máquina del tiempo hemos viajado al año 1540 para acompañar a la expedición de García López de Cárdenas al Gran Cañón del Colorado y descubrir como la vista nos puede hacer una mala pasada si no tenemos referencias que nos sirvan de escala. Cristina Delgado nos ha hablado de la serie documental ¿Hablamos?, del Área de Cultura Científica del CSIC, en la que jóvenes de barrios vulnerables dialogan con investigadores sobre temas clave de actualidad. Con testimonios de Lola Campbell, del Instituto Barri Besòs de Barcelona; Cristian Delgado, del Instituto Miguel de Cervantes de Sevilla, y Luís Gómez Juanes, director y guionista de la serie. Hemos informado del Premio Princesa de Asturias de Cooperación Internacional a la Bóveda Global de Semillas de Svalbard (Noruega). Este depósito almacena semillas de miles de especies de todo el planeta para salvaguardar la biodiversidad y la alimentación. Escuchar audio

Una nueva ola de denuncias ambientales se detonó en todo el país. Activistas y colectivos ambientales denuncian al menos 12 proyectos que, aseguran, amenazan ecosistemas en 10 estados de México. En el marco de la VIII Cumbre México-Unión Europea, la Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores recibió en la Ciudad de México a los principales líderes de la Unión Europea. Blanca Adriana Vázquez fue hallada sin vida en una barranca en Tlaxcala tras desaparecer el 18 de mayo en Puebla. Marco Rubio, secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, informó que Cuba aceptó una oferta de ayuda humanitaria por 100 millones de dólares enviada por Washington. En Europa, los casos de gonorrea y sífilis alcanzaron los niveles más altos en una década, de acuerdo con datos de 2024 del Centro Europeo de Control de Enfermedades.Netflix está apostando por los programas en vivo y por la programación tipo televisión tradicional. Transmitirá “The Breakfast Club”, el primer programa diario en vivo dentro de la plataforma. La Bóveda Global de Semillas de Svalbard ganó el Premio Princesa de Asturias de Cooperación Internacional 2026 por su labor en la protección de la biodiversidad y la seguridad alimentaria mundial. Para enterarte de más noticias, suscríbete aquí a nuestro newsletter y síguenos en redes sociales. Estamos en todas las plataformas como Te lo cuento. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard is home to a Russian settlement where signs are in cyrillic and inhabitants pay for their groceries in rubles. It's also at the heart of the scramble between global powers for resources, so as the Arctic sea ice melts opening up the region, could Svalbard become the next geopolitical flashpoint?This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestoryGuest: Matthew Campbell, foreign features editor, The Sunday Times.Host: Manveen Rana.Producers: Harry Stott and Edward Drummond.We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.comRead more: Polar bears, spy stations and Lenin: life on the Norwegian island in Putin's sightsClips: Forces News, Russia 1.Photo: Jack Hill/The Times.This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Høsten 1941 blir Svalbard evakuert.Britiske, canadiske og norske styrker ankommer øygruppen for å gjennomføre Operasjon Gauntlet — en omfattende evakuering av sivile og en systematisk ødeleggelse av kullagre, radiostasjoner og infrastruktur før tyskerne kan få kontroll over dem. Sovjetiske gruvearbeidere sendes til Murmansk og Arkhangelsk, mens norske innbyggere evakueres til Storbritannia.Kullagrene brenner i Isfjorden. Radiostasjonene stilner. Gruvebyene tømmes.Midt i kaoset forsøker folk på Svalbard å forstå hva som skjer. Skal øygruppen forlates for godt? Vil tyskerne komme? Og hva skjer når et samfunn bygget for å overleve i Arktis plutselig må forlates?Gjennom tidsvitneskildringer og med hjelp av Haakon Kvaale ved Svalbard museum hører vi om de dramatisk døgnene. Programleder er Jitse Buitink. Orginalklippene er eid av NRK og det er gitt tillatelse til bruk i denne podcasten. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello and Welcome to the DX Corner for yourweekly Dose of DX. I'm Bill, AJ8B.The following DX information comes from Bernie, W3UR, editor of the DailyDX, the WeeklyDX, and the How's DXcolumn in QST. If you would like a free 2-week trial of the DailyDX, your only source of real-time DX information, just drop me a note at thedxmentor@gmail.comXT - Burkina Faso – Harald, DF2SWO,goes again to Burkina Faso using the callsign XT2AW, until May 19.  Harald plans to be on HF and the QO-100 satellite and he welcomes skeds.   CN – Morocco - CN2NQV is the call for F8NQV who is QRV until July 11.  The QTH is the town of Sidi Rahal Chatai, on the Atlantic Ocean, 70 kilometers south of Casablanca.   Pascal's gear runs 100 watts to a Diamond vertical on the rooftop, about 15 meters above ground level. 5Z - Kenya  - 5Z4/MM0ZBH is QRV Holiday Style until June 15, with 100 watts and wire antennas.  QSL via the MM0ZBH home QTH, but his first choice is Logbook of the World foryour request.  Direct is SAE, no USD or IRC needed.  Paul says"I am happy to pay return postage." A6 - United Arab Emirates (UAE) - Many A60PE/##calls will be on the air as part of a national campaign of pride,"Proud of the Emirates."  Flag Day and Union Day (National Day) are popular national pride days.  The current event goes through May 31.  A3 – Tonga - JH3QFL, Takio, will operate as A31AA from Tongatapu Island, Tonga between May 14–22, 2026, onthe 80m–6m bands. QSL cards are available via SASE, and QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW. T8 – Palau - T88IL, T88JH and T88KY will be an operation May 21-24, ops JF3PLF, JR3QFB and JA1MFR, from Koror.  Masa, Yoshi, and Masa will be on 160-6M SSB, CW and digital. QSL details are on QRZ.com.  ZC4 - UK Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus - G4WXJ, Dave, will operate as ZC4RH from Dhekelia (KM64ux) between May 24 and 30, using 100 watts with Yaesu 857D and Xiegu X6100 radios. He will be active on CW, SSB, FT8, and FT4 modes across 40 to 6 meters, using dipoles and EFHW antennas. 3B9 - Rodrigues I - UR9IDX, Ivan, is QRV until June 1st, as 3B9IDX from Rodrigues Island. His operations will focus on HF bands, primarily using CW and some SSB, but not FT8. QSLdirect only to his address in Madeira Island, Portugal. JW – Svalbard - G1VAQ, Tom, will be briefly operating as JW/G1VAQ from Svalbard in May, using portable QRP (5W)CW on 20 meters. He asks for patience with his CW and notes that QSOs will be confirmed via LoTW and QRZ.com after his return to the UK. OX – Gree nland - OZ1DJJ, Bo, will be active as OX3LX from Aasiaat Island until May 22nd. This activity is part of a work trip, not a DXpedition, so limited radio contacts are expected. 6Y – Jamaica - KQ4PGV, Bill, is traveling to Jamaica from May 31 to June 8 for an anniversary trip and will operate as KQ4PGV/6Y on the radio when possible. Although experienced with POTA and SOTA, he is new to DXing and will be using an IC-705, tuner, and an amp (either 100W or 50W). He plans to activate parks for POTA using FT8 and Ham2kPortable Logger. CP – Bolivia - Team CP7DX has released some details of the upcoming DXpedition. They plan to be QRV from Tarija May 26 to June 6, including the CQ WW WPX CW weekend. The rest of the time they will do SSB, CW and FT8, 160-6M and EME on 144 and 432 MHz. QSL direct to LU1FM and Club Log OQRS too. PJ4 – Bonaire - WA7RAR, Chris, as PJ4CB will be there again May 27 to June 8, SSB and CW, 20-10M and from POTAsites on the island.  4K – Azerbaijan - The first ever POTA activation from Absheron National Park, AZ-0004 is May 28. The 4K0T“DXpedition and Contest Team” is going, joined by the ARAS, the Azerbaijan Radio Amateurs Society. They say the park is remarkable, on the Caspian Sea. It is grid LN50eg. They plan HF SSB and will have live updates, photos, logs and QSL info as things unfold.

Co spotkało tej wiosny polskich naukowców na archipelagu Svalbard? Jaka kondycja lodowców – także np. alpejskich wyłania się z międzynarodowych badań? I jak wiedza o skutkach zmian klimatu, może się przełożyć na rozwiązania praktyczne? Odpowiadają dr Agata Goździk i dr Bartłomiej Luks z Instytutu Geofizyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk. [wideokast]

En el archipiélago noruego de Svalbard, y especialmente en Longyearbyen, el frío extremo altera procesos básicos como la descomposición de los cuerpos. Por esa razón, desde hace décadas apenas se realizan enterramientos y las personas con enfermedades terminales suelen ser trasladadas al continente. No se trata de una prohibición legal en sentido estricto, sino de una medida sanitaria ligada a las condiciones del permafrost. Allí, el clima no solo condiciona la vida cotidiana, también modifica la relación de la comunidad con la muerte. Y descubre más historias curiosas en el canal National Geographic y en Disney +. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sommeren 1941 er Svalbard blitt et strategisk ingenmannsland. Norske fangstfolk, gruvearbeidere og sovjetiske bosetninger lever isolert mellom stormaktene, mens krigen kryper stadig nærmere Ishavet.Så ankommer den britiske kryss­eren HMS Nigeria Isfjorden.Om bord venter admiral Philip Vian — og et møte som utvikler seg til en dramatisk konfrontasjon med sysselmannen på Svalbard. Krav om hemmelighold, ordre om å ødelegge radiostasjoner og trusler om maktbruk setter øygruppen på randen av militær kontroll. I et dramatisk øyeblikk truer admiralen med å skyte sysselmannen.Ragnvald A. Tamber forteller om hvordan han plutselig blir utnevnt til militærguvernør på Svalbard, mens frykten vokser blant dem som er igjen: Hvem kommer tilbake først — britene eller tyskerne?Medvirkende Haakon Kvaale og programleder Jitse Buitink. Musikk av Håvard Nilsen.Klipp av programmet "Svalbardaksjonen 25 år etter" og "Intervju med Odd", med tillatelse av NRK hvor vi høre Haakon Karlsen, Toralf Lund og admiral Ragnvald Tamber. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cela peut paraître anachronique, mais il y existe un morceau de Russie en Norvège. Deux villages russes, ou plutôt deux "colonies", comme les appelle le Kremlin, subsistent depuis un siècle sur l'archipel du Svalbard, non loin du Pôle Nord. Une terre glacée et hostile du bout du monde, qui intéresse Moscou.

Not far from the North Pole, in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, lies a piece of Russia. In NATO member state Norway, two Russian villages, or "settlements" as Moscow calls them, have been active for decades. This frozen, hostile land at the ends of the Earth has caught Moscow's interest.

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With Host Greg Peterson and Guests Bill McDorman and Rebecca NewburnFind our monthly Seed Chat at SeedChat.orgIn This Podcast: This episode of Seed Chat explores the future of seed sovereignty through two connected lenses: grassroots seed libraries and the global seed banking system. Greg Peterson is joined by Bill McDorman and special guest Rebecca Newburn to examine how communities can steward seeds locally while industrial institutions struggle to preserve crop diversity at scale. Rebecca shares how the seed library movement has grown into a global network and why the next challenge is helping communities “close the loop” by saving and returning seeds. Bill then zooms out to explain the history, promise, and limitations of international seed banks—and why local seed stewardship may be our most resilient path forward. Key TopicsSeed Library NetworkCommunity seed librariesSeed saving educationCGIAR international gene banksGlobal Crop Diversity TrustSvalbard Global Seed VaultGRIN (Genetic Resources Information Network)Regional seed co-opsClimate adaptation through seed diversitySnake River Seed CooperativeUtopian Seed Project Key Questions AnsweredHow do seed libraries actually strengthen local food systems?Seed libraries give communities free access to seeds while rebuilding the habit of growing, saving, and sharing locally adapted crops. Their long-term value is not just seed distribution, it is creating local resilience through community stewardship and regional seed knowledge. What makes a seed library successful over time?The strongest seed libraries are sustained by committed people, clear systems, and community participation. Whether run by one passionate organizer or a collective, successful libraries create pathways for education, local seed donations, and long-term stewardship. What does it mean to “close the loop” in a seed library?It means moving beyond simply borrowing and planting seeds. A resilient seed library teaches people how to save seeds, clean them, label them, and return them so the system becomes regenerative instead of extractive. What is CGIAR and why does it matter?CGIAR is a global agricultural research network that manages 11 major international gene banks holding hundreds of thousands of seed accessions. These collections preserve crop diversity and serve as a global backup for agriculture, but they are increasingly underfunded and difficult to access. Why are global seed banks under pressure?Major seed banks face chronic funding shortages, institutional bottlenecks, and climate-related risks. Even the world's largest backup systems, including Svalbard, are vulnerable to warming temperatures, infrastructure strain, and political instability. Why is local seed saving becoming more urgent?As climate disruption, fertilizer shortages, and industrial fragility intensify, communities will need crops adapted to local conditions. Local seed saving builds food security, preserves biodiversity, and gives communities direct control over future growing conditions. What role do regional seed companies and seed co-ops play?Regional seed companies and co-ops bridge the gap between grassroots seed libraries and commercial distribution. They grow regionally adapted seed at scale, distribute locally, and help create more durable seed infrastructure. Why does Bill argue that “nobody's coming”?Bill's central argument is that communities cannot rely solely on governments, institutions, or global systems to protect seed diversity. The responsibility for preserving and adapting seeds increasingly falls to local growers, seed savers, and regional networks. Episode HighlightsRebecca Newburn explains how seed libraries have evolved from a novel idea into a global movement with thousands of community-led seed libraries. Seed libraries succeed when they move beyond free seed distribution and teach people how to save and return seeds. Rebecca shares new downloadable “zines” designed to help gardeners plant, save, and return seeds with clear instructions. Bill outlines how CGIAR's global gene banks were built to preserve crop diversity but now struggle with access, staffing, and long-term funding. The Global Crop Diversity Trust still lacks the endowment needed to sustainably maintain major international seed collections. Bill argues that climate resilience depends on getting seed diversity back into the hands of growers, not just preserving it in vaults. Regional seed banks and co-ops may offer a more resilient model than centralized institutions alone. Collaboration—not competition—is framed as the cultural shift needed to rebuild seed resilience at scale. ResourcesFind out about Seed libraries — Seed Library NetworkMonthly Seed chat — Urban Farm Seed ChatPodcast Archive — Urban Farm PodcastNewsletter — Seed Library Network SubstackRegional Seed Inspiration — Snake River Seed CooperativeRegional Seed Inspiration — Utopian Seed Project Visit UrbanFarm.org/982 for the show notes and links on this episode!Need a little bit of advice or just a feedback on your design for your yard or garden?The Urban Farm Team is offering consults over the phone or zoom. Get the benefits of a personalized garden and yard space analysis without the cost of trip charges. You can chat with Greg to get permaculture based feedback.Click HERE to learn more!*Disclosure: Some of the links in our podcast show notes and blog posts are affiliate links and if you go through them to make a purchase, we will earn a nominal commission at no cost to you. 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Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Discovering Hidden Truths: Urgent Climate Revelations in Svalbard Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/no/episode/2026-04-29-22-34-01-no Story Transcript:No: Under den klare, kalde himmelen i Svalbard, sto en enkel forskningsstasjon stille.En: Under the clear, cold sky of Svalbard, a simple research station stood quietly.No: Vinden blåste over den arktiske tundraen, en uendelig vidde av snø og is.En: The wind swept across the Arctic tundra, an endless expanse of snow and ice.No: Inside, midt i denne isolerte verden, argumenterte forskerne med stigende temperatur.En: Inside, in the midst of this isolated world, the researchers argued with rising temperature.No: En vital diskusjon drev luften.En: A vital discussion filled the air.No: Lars satt ved bordet, omgitt av notater og datadiagrammer.En: Lars sat at the table, surrounded by notes and data charts.No: Hans hjertet banket raskt.En: His heart beat rapidly.No: Han hadde funnet noe alarmerende i de siste dataene, men han var usikker på å dele det.En: He had discovered something alarming in the recent data, but he was uncertain about sharing it.No: Ordene han skulle si, føltes tunge.En: The words he was about to say felt heavy.No: Ingrid, på den andre siden av bordet, var rolig men bestemt.En: Ingrid, on the other side of the table, was calm but determined.No: Hun var kjent for sin etterrettelighet og behov for solide bevis før hun tok beslutninger.En: She was known for her thoroughness and need for solid evidence before making decisions.No: Hun møtte blikket hans.En: She met his gaze.No: "Lars, vi trenger konkrete bevis før vi kan handle," sa hun.En: "Lars, we need concrete evidence before we can act," she said.No: Lars tok et dypt pust.En: Lars took a deep breath.No: Han visste hva som sto på spill.En: He knew what was at stake.No: "Jeg har sett på dataene våre," begynte han forsiktig.En: "I've been looking at our data," he began cautiously.No: "Det er et mønster.En: "There's a pattern.No: Noe uventet."En: Something unexpected."No: Ordene var vanskelige, men han måtte fortsette.En: The words were difficult, but he had to continue.No: "Hvis dette fortsetter, kan det føre til noe verre."En: "If this continues, it could lead to something worse."No: Rommets stillhet ble bare brutt av lyden av vinden utenfor.En: The room's silence was only broken by the sound of the wind outside.No: De andre forskerne så avventende på ham, alle ventet på hva han ville si videre.En: The other researchers looked at him expectantly, all waiting to hear what he would say next.No: Lars svelget, og med en plutselig bølge av selvtillit, la han fra seg diagrammene.En: Lars swallowed, and with a sudden wave of confidence, he laid out the charts.No: Dataene hans viste en urovekkende oppvarming, raskere enn noen hadde forutsett.En: His data showed a disturbing warming, faster than anyone had predicted.No: Ingrid lente seg frem, øyenbrynene hevet.En: Ingrid leaned forward, eyebrows raised.No: Hun kunne se lidenskapen i Lars' øyne, men hun trengte mer.En: She could see the passion in Lars' eyes, but she needed more.No: "Hva foreslår du, Lars?" spurte hun til slutt.En: "What do you suggest, Lars?" she asked finally.No: Lars følte rommets press, men han visste hva som måtte gjøres.En: Lars felt the pressure of the room, but he knew what needed to be done.No: "Vi må advare andre team.En: "We must warn other teams.No: Vi må anbefale tiltak, selv om vi venter på mer data."En: We must recommend actions, even while waiting for more data."No: Han forventet innvendinger fra Ingrid, men i et uvanlig øyeblikk av tillit, nikket hun langsomt.En: He expected objections from Ingrid, but in an unusual moment of trust, she nodded slowly.No: Hun så på hans oppriktighet, og viktigheten skinte gjennom.En: She saw his sincerity, and the importance shone through.No: "Jeg tror du har rett," sa hun til slutt.En: "I believe you are right," she said at last.No: "Vi kan ikke vente for lenge. Vi støtter deg."En: "We cannot wait too long. We support you."No: Lars slappet av litt, lettet over hennes støtte.En: Lars relaxed a bit, relieved by her support.No: Ingrid hadde gjort det klart at handlinger må tas med forsiktighet, men hun forstod også nødvendigheten av å handle nå.En: Ingrid had made it clear that actions must be taken cautiously, but she also understood the necessity to act now.No: Med denne beslutningen, med denne forståelsen, hadde Lars funnet stemmen sin; han kunne artikulere argumentet sitt med nyvunnet trygghet.En: With this decision, with this understanding, Lars had found his voice; he could articulate his argument with newfound confidence.No: Ingrid hadde tatt et skritt nærmere å stole på instinkter, ikke bare data, for å sikre fremtidens sikkerhet.En: Ingrid had taken a step closer to trusting instincts, not just data, to ensure the future's safety.No: Og i den iskalde luften over Svalbard, fortsatt vinden å hvine, men inne i forskningsstasjonen var det varmere enn før, fylt med et håp om forandring.En: And in the icy air over Svalbard, the wind continued to howl, but inside the research station, it was warmer than before, filled with a hope for change. Vocabulary Words:clear: klarevital: vitalargued: argumentertesurrounded: omgittrapidly: rasktalarming: alarmerendeuncertain: usikkerdetermined: bestemtthoroughness: etterrettelighetconcrete: konkreteunexpected: uventetdisturbing: urovekkendewarming: oppvarminggaze: blikketsuggest: foreslårrecommend: anbefaleobjections: innvendingertrust: tillitsincerity: oppriktighetnecessity: nødvendighetarticulate: artikulereadjust: tilpassesolid: solideisolation: isolasjonrelieved: lettetevidence: bevisdata: datainstincts: instinkterensure: sikrehowl: hvine

In this episode, I wrap up the two Svalbard expeditions I just completed (trip reports coming soon) with my thoughts on the experiences and wildlife encounters. I discuss the unfortunate incident in which the Polar Bear researcher's actions in Svalbard have again resulted in the tragic death of a Polar Bear (this time a young cub). Lastly, I also discuss the recent Asia/Pacific Photography awards, a revelation about autofocus when shooting in heavy snow, my plans for the rest of 2026, and more.Support the showWild Nature Photo TravelPhotography Workshops and Expeditions around the Worldwww.wildnaturephototravel.comSupport the Show and fellow Nature Photographer: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JoshuaHolko/membershipFind us on Social MediaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/Joshuaholko/Twitter: https://twitter.com/HolkoJoshuaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshuaholko/Need to Contact us? info@jholko.com 

Nowhere is the dual threat of climate change and geopolitical contest felt more strongly than in the Arctic. Sea ice is declining rapidly, wildfires are burning, and permafrost is thawing. All the while, global interest is gathering apace as the region transforms from being a frozen desert into an international waterway. In this episode, Mia Bennett—co-author with Kalus Dodds of Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic (Yale UP, 2025)—discusses the state of the Arctic today, highlighting the twin dangers of climate change and geopolitical competition, as well as how the region is becoming a space for experimentation in everything from Indigenous governance to subsea technologies. Growing geopolitical competition is accompanying environmental disruption. Countries including Russia, China, and the United States are investing in the Arctic and consolidating their interests in strategic access, resource exploitation, and alliance-building. The consequences of this emerging Arctic Anthropocene are truly global, from rising sea levels due to melting glaciers to tensions between great powers determined to protect their territory and resources, and the well-being of Indigenous Peoples who have fought for centuries for rights and recognition. If you are to read one book to understand the Arctic today, from its history to global stakes, this is the one. — Mia Bennett is an associate professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Washington. She is a 2025-26 British Academy Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Outer Space Studies at University College London and a Fulbright Arctic Initiative scholar. As a political geographer with geospatial skills, she traces, maps, and critiques processes of Arctic frontier-making from the edges of settler-colonial states and orbits of space powers like China to the depths of Indigenous lands. She is currently examining how the frontiers of the Arctic and outer space are intersecting through case studies involving the rise of Starlink satellite internet and the development of commercial spaceports and ground stations in places like Kodiak, Alaska and Svalbard, Norway. She has done fieldwork on bridges, both real and imagined, in the Russian Far East, on a new highway to the Arctic Ocean in Canada's Northwest Territories, atop the melting Greenland Ice Sheet, and inside air-conditioned offices in Singapore. Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic (Yale University Press 2025) Cryopolitics (started by Mia) A complete list of Mia's publications on GoogleScholar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Nowhere is the dual threat of climate change and geopolitical contest felt more strongly than in the Arctic. Sea ice is declining rapidly, wildfires are burning, and permafrost is thawing. All the while, global interest is gathering apace as the region transforms from being a frozen desert into an international waterway. In this episode, Mia Bennett—co-author with Kalus Dodds of Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic (Yale UP, 2025)—discusses the state of the Arctic today, highlighting the twin dangers of climate change and geopolitical competition, as well as how the region is becoming a space for experimentation in everything from Indigenous governance to subsea technologies. Growing geopolitical competition is accompanying environmental disruption. Countries including Russia, China, and the United States are investing in the Arctic and consolidating their interests in strategic access, resource exploitation, and alliance-building. The consequences of this emerging Arctic Anthropocene are truly global, from rising sea levels due to melting glaciers to tensions between great powers determined to protect their territory and resources, and the well-being of Indigenous Peoples who have fought for centuries for rights and recognition. If you are to read one book to understand the Arctic today, from its history to global stakes, this is the one. — Mia Bennett is an associate professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Washington. She is a 2025-26 British Academy Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Outer Space Studies at University College London and a Fulbright Arctic Initiative scholar. As a political geographer with geospatial skills, she traces, maps, and critiques processes of Arctic frontier-making from the edges of settler-colonial states and orbits of space powers like China to the depths of Indigenous lands. She is currently examining how the frontiers of the Arctic and outer space are intersecting through case studies involving the rise of Starlink satellite internet and the development of commercial spaceports and ground stations in places like Kodiak, Alaska and Svalbard, Norway. She has done fieldwork on bridges, both real and imagined, in the Russian Far East, on a new highway to the Arctic Ocean in Canada's Northwest Territories, atop the melting Greenland Ice Sheet, and inside air-conditioned offices in Singapore. Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic (Yale University Press 2025) Cryopolitics (started by Mia) A complete list of Mia's publications on GoogleScholar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/world-affairs

Nowhere is the dual threat of climate change and geopolitical contest felt more strongly than in the Arctic. Sea ice is declining rapidly, wildfires are burning, and permafrost is thawing. All the while, global interest is gathering apace as the region transforms from being a frozen desert into an international waterway. In this episode, Mia Bennett—co-author with Kalus Dodds of Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic (Yale UP, 2025)—discusses the state of the Arctic today, highlighting the twin dangers of climate change and geopolitical competition, as well as how the region is becoming a space for experimentation in everything from Indigenous governance to subsea technologies. Growing geopolitical competition is accompanying environmental disruption. Countries including Russia, China, and the United States are investing in the Arctic and consolidating their interests in strategic access, resource exploitation, and alliance-building. The consequences of this emerging Arctic Anthropocene are truly global, from rising sea levels due to melting glaciers to tensions between great powers determined to protect their territory and resources, and the well-being of Indigenous Peoples who have fought for centuries for rights and recognition. If you are to read one book to understand the Arctic today, from its history to global stakes, this is the one. — Mia Bennett is an associate professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Washington. She is a 2025-26 British Academy Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Outer Space Studies at University College London and a Fulbright Arctic Initiative scholar. As a political geographer with geospatial skills, she traces, maps, and critiques processes of Arctic frontier-making from the edges of settler-colonial states and orbits of space powers like China to the depths of Indigenous lands. She is currently examining how the frontiers of the Arctic and outer space are intersecting through case studies involving the rise of Starlink satellite internet and the development of commercial spaceports and ground stations in places like Kodiak, Alaska and Svalbard, Norway. She has done fieldwork on bridges, both real and imagined, in the Russian Far East, on a new highway to the Arctic Ocean in Canada's Northwest Territories, atop the melting Greenland Ice Sheet, and inside air-conditioned offices in Singapore. Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic (Yale University Press 2025) Cryopolitics (started by Mia) A complete list of Mia's publications on GoogleScholar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/environmental-studies

Nowhere is the dual threat of climate change and geopolitical contest felt more strongly than in the Arctic. Sea ice is declining rapidly, wildfires are burning, and permafrost is thawing. All the while, global interest is gathering apace as the region transforms from being a frozen desert into an international waterway. In this episode, Mia Bennett—co-author with Kalus Dodds of Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic (Yale UP, 2025)—discusses the state of the Arctic today, highlighting the twin dangers of climate change and geopolitical competition, as well as how the region is becoming a space for experimentation in everything from Indigenous governance to subsea technologies. Growing geopolitical competition is accompanying environmental disruption. Countries including Russia, China, and the United States are investing in the Arctic and consolidating their interests in strategic access, resource exploitation, and alliance-building. The consequences of this emerging Arctic Anthropocene are truly global, from rising sea levels due to melting glaciers to tensions between great powers determined to protect their territory and resources, and the well-being of Indigenous Peoples who have fought for centuries for rights and recognition. If you are to read one book to understand the Arctic today, from its history to global stakes, this is the one. — Mia Bennett is an associate professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Washington. She is a 2025-26 British Academy Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Outer Space Studies at University College London and a Fulbright Arctic Initiative scholar. As a political geographer with geospatial skills, she traces, maps, and critiques processes of Arctic frontier-making from the edges of settler-colonial states and orbits of space powers like China to the depths of Indigenous lands. She is currently examining how the frontiers of the Arctic and outer space are intersecting through case studies involving the rise of Starlink satellite internet and the development of commercial spaceports and ground stations in places like Kodiak, Alaska and Svalbard, Norway. She has done fieldwork on bridges, both real and imagined, in the Russian Far East, on a new highway to the Arctic Ocean in Canada's Northwest Territories, atop the melting Greenland Ice Sheet, and inside air-conditioned offices in Singapore. Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic (Yale University Press 2025) Cryopolitics (started by Mia) A complete list of Mia's publications on GoogleScholar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/russian-studies

Nowhere is the dual threat of climate change and geopolitical contest felt more strongly than in the Arctic. Sea ice is declining rapidly, wildfires are burning, and permafrost is thawing. All the while, global interest is gathering apace as the region transforms from being a frozen desert into an international waterway. In this episode, Mia Bennett—co-author with Kalus Dodds of Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic (Yale UP, 2025)—discusses the state of the Arctic today, highlighting the twin dangers of climate change and geopolitical competition, as well as how the region is becoming a space for experimentation in everything from Indigenous governance to subsea technologies. Growing geopolitical competition is accompanying environmental disruption. Countries including Russia, China, and the United States are investing in the Arctic and consolidating their interests in strategic access, resource exploitation, and alliance-building. The consequences of this emerging Arctic Anthropocene are truly global, from rising sea levels due to melting glaciers to tensions between great powers determined to protect their territory and resources, and the well-being of Indigenous Peoples who have fought for centuries for rights and recognition. If you are to read one book to understand the Arctic today, from its history to global stakes, this is the one. — Mia Bennett is an associate professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Washington. She is a 2025-26 British Academy Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Outer Space Studies at University College London and a Fulbright Arctic Initiative scholar. As a political geographer with geospatial skills, she traces, maps, and critiques processes of Arctic frontier-making from the edges of settler-colonial states and orbits of space powers like China to the depths of Indigenous lands. She is currently examining how the frontiers of the Arctic and outer space are intersecting through case studies involving the rise of Starlink satellite internet and the development of commercial spaceports and ground stations in places like Kodiak, Alaska and Svalbard, Norway. She has done fieldwork on bridges, both real and imagined, in the Russian Far East, on a new highway to the Arctic Ocean in Canada's Northwest Territories, atop the melting Greenland Ice Sheet, and inside air-conditioned offices in Singapore. Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic (Yale University Press 2025) Cryopolitics (started by Mia) A complete list of Mia's publications on GoogleScholar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/chinese-studies

Nowhere is the dual threat of climate change and geopolitical contest felt more strongly than in the Arctic. Sea ice is declining rapidly, wildfires are burning, and permafrost is thawing. All the while, global interest is gathering apace as the region transforms from being a frozen desert into an international waterway. In this episode, Mia Bennett—co-author with Kalus Dodds of Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic (Yale UP, 2025)—discusses the state of the Arctic today, highlighting the twin dangers of climate change and geopolitical competition, as well as how the region is becoming a space for experimentation in everything from Indigenous governance to subsea technologies. Growing geopolitical competition is accompanying environmental disruption. Countries including Russia, China, and the United States are investing in the Arctic and consolidating their interests in strategic access, resource exploitation, and alliance-building. The consequences of this emerging Arctic Anthropocene are truly global, from rising sea levels due to melting glaciers to tensions between great powers determined to protect their territory and resources, and the well-being of Indigenous Peoples who have fought for centuries for rights and recognition. If you are to read one book to understand the Arctic today, from its history to global stakes, this is the one. — Mia Bennett is an associate professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Washington. She is a 2025-26 British Academy Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Outer Space Studies at University College London and a Fulbright Arctic Initiative scholar. As a political geographer with geospatial skills, she traces, maps, and critiques processes of Arctic frontier-making from the edges of settler-colonial states and orbits of space powers like China to the depths of Indigenous lands. She is currently examining how the frontiers of the Arctic and outer space are intersecting through case studies involving the rise of Starlink satellite internet and the development of commercial spaceports and ground stations in places like Kodiak, Alaska and Svalbard, Norway. She has done fieldwork on bridges, both real and imagined, in the Russian Far East, on a new highway to the Arctic Ocean in Canada's Northwest Territories, atop the melting Greenland Ice Sheet, and inside air-conditioned offices in Singapore. Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic (Yale University Press 2025) Cryopolitics (started by Mia) A complete list of Mia's publications on GoogleScholar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/national-security

Nowhere is the dual threat of climate change and geopolitical contest felt more strongly than in the Arctic. Sea ice is declining rapidly, wildfires are burning, and permafrost is thawing. All the while, global interest is gathering apace as the region transforms from being a frozen desert into an international waterway. In this episode, Mia Bennett—co-author with Kalus Dodds of Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic (Yale UP, 2025)—discusses the state of the Arctic today, highlighting the twin dangers of climate change and geopolitical competition, as well as how the region is becoming a space for experimentation in everything from Indigenous governance to subsea technologies. Growing geopolitical competition is accompanying environmental disruption. Countries including Russia, China, and the United States are investing in the Arctic and consolidating their interests in strategic access, resource exploitation, and alliance-building. The consequences of this emerging Arctic Anthropocene are truly global, from rising sea levels due to melting glaciers to tensions between great powers determined to protect their territory and resources, and the well-being of Indigenous Peoples who have fought for centuries for rights and recognition. If you are to read one book to understand the Arctic today, from its history to global stakes, this is the one. — Mia Bennett is an associate professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Washington. She is a 2025-26 British Academy Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Outer Space Studies at University College London and a Fulbright Arctic Initiative scholar. As a political geographer with geospatial skills, she traces, maps, and critiques processes of Arctic frontier-making from the edges of settler-colonial states and orbits of space powers like China to the depths of Indigenous lands. She is currently examining how the frontiers of the Arctic and outer space are intersecting through case studies involving the rise of Starlink satellite internet and the development of commercial spaceports and ground stations in places like Kodiak, Alaska and Svalbard, Norway. She has done fieldwork on bridges, both real and imagined, in the Russian Far East, on a new highway to the Arctic Ocean in Canada's Northwest Territories, atop the melting Greenland Ice Sheet, and inside air-conditioned offices in Singapore. Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic (Yale University Press 2025) Cryopolitics (started by Mia) A complete list of Mia's publications on GoogleScholar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Avsnitt nummer 486 av Arsenal Göteborg Podcast! Tobbe och Filip är tillbaka och de snackar om Svalbard och… väder. Det snackas om isgrottor och Superman. Filip berättar om fenomenet “struts-match” innan de går vidare om poddens fokusmatch, Sporting-Arsenal 0-1. Det börjar med snack om David Raya, och WOW! Det snackas om mittfälttrion och Ödegaard. Det pratas om spelidé och spelsätt. Filip tar topp3 från matchen innan de blickar fram emot kommande matcher, Arsenal-Bournemouth och returen emot Sporting! Detta och mycket mer i detta avsnitt!

On this week's Spectator Out Loud: Lisa Haseldine reports from Svalbard; Matthew Parris reflects on the Iran crisis during Holy Week; Damian Thompson assesses how Pope Leo XIV is quietly reshaping the Vatican; Peter Pomerantsev reviews Jack Watling's Statecraft; Chas Newkey-Burden provides his notes on marathons; and finally, from Provence, Catriona Olding reflects on comfort and companionship. Produced and presented by Patrick Gibbons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Send us Fan Mail700+ miles. Alone. Dragging a sled across Antarctica with nothing but training, grit, and the kind of stubbornness that makes history — and she did. Meet the first American woman to ski solo and unsupported to the South Pole. On January 18, 2026, Monet Izabeth made history — skiing solo and unsupported across 700+ miles of Antarctic ice to the South Pole. The wild part? Three years before that, she had never once slept outside in winter.In this episode, Monet traces the full, unlikely arc: from being dragged on hikes as a kid who wanted nothing to do with the outdoors, to a jaw-dropping Facebook message about her great uncle's WWII plane found on Mt. Kenya, to a brutal polar shakedown in Svalbard that left her thinking, "Damn it. Now I have to do it."We go deep on what a goal this size actually demands — over $89,000 just for the expedition itself, two and a half years of all-consuming physical and mental training, and a decision to bet her own savings when sponsors wouldn't take the leap. We also get into the mental game of hauling a sled across a frozen continent alone, her philosophy on summits and why she'd rather you have fun than bag a peak, gear hot takes, tea house trekking in Nepal, and what's coming next (spoiler: a book).Monet's story will make you rethink every excuse you've ever made about not being ready.Episode Links:Monet on InstagramMonet's GoFundMeMonet's SubstackMonet's 2026 Group TripsThis episode was Produced by Jordyn Smith, follow her on Instagram @jordyn.journeysFollow us on Instagram, @HikesandmicsThis episode's music was created by Ketsa, follow him on Instagram @Ketsamusic AllTrails+I'm excited to share that I'm now a Trailheads Ambassador for AllTrails+! If you love exploring the outdoors, AllTrails+ is your ultimate adventure companion. Get offline maps, real-time wrong-turn alerts, and trail previews to help you hike smarter and safer. Plus, with 3D maps and deeper trail insights, planning your next trek has never been easier.Try AllTrails+ free for 7 days, and when you sign up using my referral link, you'll get 30% off your AllTrails+ membership!Sign up here: AllTrails+ (promo is only redeemable via web and not the app)Ursa Minor Outfitters - Inspired by the outdoors, Created by local artists Go check them at www.ursaminoroutfitters.com and don't forget to enter the promo code HikesMics10 at checkout to receive 10% off your order. 

On this week's Spectator Out Loud: Lisa Haseldine reports from Svalbard; Matthew Parris reflects on the Iran crisis during Holy Week; Damian Thompson assesses how Pope Leo XIV is quietly reshaping the Vatican; Peter Pomerantsev reviews Jack Watling's Statecraft; Chas Newkey-Burden provides his notes on marathons; and finally, from Provence, Catriona Olding reflects on comfort and companionship. Produced and presented by Patrick Gibbons.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts.Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Across our planet, natural archives preserve the biological footprints of species long gone, from woolly mammoths at the macro scale, through plants and seeds, to dormant bacteria and viruses at the micro end of the spectrum. And one environment that safeguards some of this material in the best condition of all is the cold - in other words, in ice. So, this week, we're going to look at what is sitting in nature's deep freeze... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

My next guest recently travelled to the Arctic island of Svalbard to deposit some very important Irish documents relating to Guinness in a secure vault. Eibhlin Colgan, Archive Manager with Guinness, joined Sean Moncreiff on the show.

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! Episodio exclusivo para suscriptores de Se Habla Español en Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iVoox y Patreon: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2E2vhVqLNtiO2TyOjfK987 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sehablaespanol Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sehablaespanol/w/6450 Donaciones: https://paypal.me/sehablaespanol Contacto: sehablaespanolpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/sehablaespanolpodcast Twitter: @espanolpodcast Hola, ¿cómo estás? Espero que todo vaya bien por ahí. En mi caso, estoy un poco preocupado por lo que está sucediendo en el mundo en estos momentos. Y es curioso, pero este no es el episodio que tenía preparado para hoy. Ya había grabado uno, pero el ataque conjunto de Estados Unidos e Israel a Irán me ha obligado a cambiar de planes. Y es que, en ese episodio hablaba justo de lo que sucedió en el país persa en las pasadas navidades. Las protestas en la calle contra el régimen iraní dejaron miles de muertos, y quería aprovechar una noticia para reflexionar sobre ese tema. Pero ahora ya no tiene mucho sentido, la verdad. Así que, he borrado ese episodio y he buscado una información alternativa, una noticia que no tiene nada que ver con eso. Es posible que ya lo sepas, pero existe un lugar en el mundo donde se guardan copias de seguridad de las plantas que comemos. Como si fueran archivos importantes, pero en vez de documentos, hablamos de semillas. Ese lugar está en una pequeña isla del norte de Noruega. Se llama Banco Mundial de Semillas de Svalbard, aunque mucha gente lo conoce como “la bóveda del fin del mundo”. ¿Para qué sirve exactamente? Su función es muy sencilla de entender: proteger la agricultura del planeta. Allí se almacenan semillas de miles de cultivos diferentes para que, si algún día ocurre una gran catástrofe —como un desastre natural, una guerra o los efectos extremos del cambio climático—, podamos recuperar esas plantas y volver a cultivarlas. Es, digamos, nuestro último seguro para no perder especies que son esenciales para nuestra alimentación. El lugar es impresionante. Está construido dentro de una montaña de hielo y roca, bajo tierra, para mantener las semillas en condiciones perfectas: mucho frío, muy poca humedad y máxima seguridad. De hecho, incluso si se fuera la electricidad, el hielo del Ártico mantendría la temperatura baja durante mucho tiempo. Cada país puede enviar allí semillas de sus cultivos más importantes. Es como enviar un “duplicado” de aquello que no se quiere perder. Las semillas llegan en sobres sellados, con toda la información necesaria, y se guardan en cajas metálicas dentro de túneles muy largos. No se plantan, no se abren, no se tocan: solo están allí por si algún día hicieran falta. Lo más interesante es que no se trata de un banco normal. No es un lugar al que puedes ir y pedir semillas para plantar mañana. Es un depósito de emergencia, pensado para situaciones extremas, cuando todo lo demás haya fallado. Por eso se habla de él como “el último gran recurso de la humanidad”. Y lo que sorprende a mucha gente es que este banco ya guarda más de un millón de semillas diferentes procedentes de casi todos los países del mundo. Cada una de ellas representa una parte de la biodiversidad que necesitamos para alimentarnos. En resumen: el Banco Mundial de Semillas de Svalbard es como un gigantesco archivo de vida, creado para proteger el futuro de nuestra agricultura. Es un proyecto internacional que intenta evitar que, pase lo que pase en el planeta, perdamos para siempre las plantas que nos han acompañado durante miles de años. Pues bien, la noticia de hoy relaciona ese banco de semillas con España. Pero antes de escucharla necesito explicarte cuatro cosas que aparecen en la información. Por un lado, el CSIC es el Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas de España. Allí trabajan miles de científicos que estudian todo tipo de temas: desde biología, química o medicina, hasta astronomía o ciencias sociales. En segundo lugar, la FAO es la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura. Es una agencia de la ONU que trabaja para luchar contra el hambre, mejorar la agricultura mundial y proteger los recursos naturales. En cuanto al Banco de Germoplasma de la Universidad de Córdoba, es un lugar donde se guardan semillas, plantas o material genético para conservar la biodiversidad. Y por último, el Consejo Oleícola Internacional es una organización internacional que reúne a países productores y consumidores de aceite de oliva y aceitunas. Bien, ahora sí que estamos preparados para escuchar la noticia de Radio Nacional de España. “Es un depósito en el que se almacenan semillas para cuidarlas y recuperar los cultivos en caso de catástrofe. Es como el último gran recurso de la humanidad. Bien, pues este banco subterráneo está en una isla de Noruega, contiene ya más de un millón de semillas, y las últimas en refugiarse allí son las del olivo español, que acaban de entrar. Sí, por primera vez un cultivo leñoso ha traspasado las puertas de esta cúpula del fin del mundo. Lo ha hecho en sobres, con 500 semillas seleccionadas en el Banco de Germoplasma de la Universidad de Córdoba para preservar así las 50 variedades más importantes del mundo. Pablo Morello es su responsable. El olivo se viene cultivando desde hace seis mil años. Actualmente existen cerca de 1.500 variedades de olivo y aquí en nuestro Banco de Germoplasma Mundial de Olivos de la Universidad de Córdoba conservamos cerca de 700 variedades distintas. El proyecto ha sido posible gracias al Ministerio de Agricultura, al CSIC y a las universidades de Córdoba y Granada, liderados por la FAO y el Consejo Oleícola Internacional. Jaime Lillo es su director ejecutivo. Conforman un auténtico tesoro de material genético de la diversidad genética del olivo. Todas las semillas que se guardan ya en Svalbard tienen su duplicado en los bancos de Germoplasma para salvaguardar esa biodiversidad frente a hipotéticas amenazas como desastres naturales, conflictos o efectos del cambio climático.” Muy interesante la noticia, ¿verdad? Pues ahora vamos con las palabras que pueden entrañar alguna dificultad. Por cierto, aquí “entrañar” quiere decir “suponer” o “significar” una dificultad, ¿vale? Depósito: es un lugar donde se guarda o se almacena algo para conservarlo. Puede ser un espacio físico, como un almacén, o un contenedor donde se guarda un material. –El agua de lluvia se recoge en un depósito para usarla después en el jardín. –El museo tiene un depósito donde guardan las obras que no están expuestas. Cultivos: son las plantas que se siembran y se cuidan para obtener alimentos o productos, como trigo, arroz, tomates o algodón. –En esta zona los agricultores trabajan sobre todo con cultivos de frutas y hortalizas. –El cambio climático está afectando a muchos cultivos que antes crecían sin problemas. Cultivo leñoso: es una planta que tiene tronco o tallos duros, como los árboles o los arbustos. A diferencia de las plantas herbáceas, estas tienen madera. El olivo, por ejemplo, es un cultivo leñoso. –La vid y el almendro también son cultivos leñosos. –Los cultivos leñosos viven muchos años y requieren cuidados diferentes a los de un cereal. Olivo: es un árbol típico del Mediterráneo que produce aceitunas, con las que se hace el aceite de oliva. Es una especie muy antigua y muy importante en España. –En el pueblo de mi abuelo hay olivos que tienen más de cien años. –El olivo necesita mucho sol y resiste bien la sequía. Sobre: es un pequeño envoltorio de papel que se usa para guardar cartas, documentos o, como en este caso, semillas. –La invitación llegó dentro de un sobre azul muy bonito. –Las semillas se enviaron en sobres herméticos para que no se estropearan. Preservar: significa proteger algo para que no se pierda o no se deteriore con el tiempo. Es una forma de conservar. –Es importante preservar las lenguas minoritarias para que no desaparezcan. –Los científicos trabajan para preservar especies en peligro de extinción. Salvaguardar: es parecido a preservar, pero un poco más fuerte. Significa defender o garantizar que algo siga existiendo, sobre todo cuando hay riesgos o amenazas. –La nueva ley pretende salvaguardar los derechos de los trabajadores. –Los bancos de semillas sirven para salvaguardar la biodiversidad agrícola. Hipotéticas amenazas: son peligros que todavía no han ocurrido, pero que podrían ocurrir en el futuro. No son reales en este momento, pero son posibles. –El plan de emergencia se creó para reaccionar ante hipotéticas amenazas como inundaciones o incendios. –Guardamos copias de seguridad por si en el futuro aparece alguna amenaza hipotética, como un fallo del sistema. “Es un depósito en el que se almacenan semillas para cuidarlas y recuperar los cultivos en caso de catástrofe. Es como el último gran recurso de la humanidad. Bien, pues este banco subterráneo está en una isla de Noruega, contiene ya más de un millón de semillas, y las últimas en refugiarse allí son las del olivo español, que acaban de entrar. Sí, por primera vez un cultivo leñoso ha traspasado las puertas de esta cúpula del fin del mundo. Lo ha hecho en sobres, con 500 semillas seleccionadas en el Banco de Germoplasma de la Universidad de Córdoba para preservar así las 50 variedades más importantes del mundo. Pablo Morello es su responsable. El olivo se viene cultivando desde hace seis mil años. Actualmente existen cerca de 1.500 variedades de olivo y aquí en nuestro Banco de Germoplasma Mundial de Olivos de la Universidad de Córdoba conservamos cerca de 700 variedades distintas. El proyecto ha sido posible gracias al Ministerio de Agricultura, al CSIC y a las universidades de Córdoba y Granada, liderados por la FAO y el Consejo Oleícola Internacional. Jaime Lillo es su director ejecutivo. Conforman un auténtico tesoro de material genético de la diversidad genética del olivo. Todas las semillas que se guardan ya en Svalbard tienen su duplicado en los bancos de Germoplasma para salvaguardar esa biodiversidad frente a hipotéticas amenazas como desastres naturales, conflictos o efectos del cambio climático.” Cada vez menos dudas, ¿verdad? Pues vamos con una versión modificada de la noticia, introduciendo el máximo número de sinónimos posibles. En una isla remota del norte de Noruega existe un almacén subterráneo donde se guarda y protege la diversidad agrícola del planeta. Es un depósito internacional donde se conservan miles de semillas para recuperar los cultivos si algún día la humanidad sufre una catástrofe, ya sea un desastre natural, una guerra o una crisis climática. Muchos lo llaman el último refugio vegetal del mundo. Este banco bajo tierra ya reúne más de un millón de muestras, y las más recientes en incorporarse han sido las del olivo español. Es un hecho histórico, porque es la primera ocasión en la que un árbol frutal atraviesa las puertas de esta especie de cápsula del fin del mundo. Las semillas viajaron hasta allí en sobres herméticos, un total de 500 unidades, escogidas cuidadosamente por el Banco de Germoplasma de la Universidad de Córdoba. Con ellas se pretende resguardar las 50 variedades de olivo más relevantes del planeta. El responsable del proyecto, Pablo Morello, recuerda que el olivo se cultiva desde hace seis milenios y que hoy se conocen cerca de 1.500 tipos distintos. Solo en su banco, en Córdoba, se custodian casi 700 variedades, lo que demuestra la enorme riqueza genética de este árbol mediterráneo. Esta iniciativa ha salido adelante gracias a la colaboración del Ministerio de Agricultura, el CSIC, y las universidades de Córdoba y Granada, bajo la dirección de la FAO y del Consejo Oleícola Internacional. Su director ejecutivo, Jaime Lillo, explica que este conjunto de semillas constituye un auténtico tesoro genético, una colección que refleja la amplia diversidad del olivo en el mundo. Además, todas las semillas enviadas a Svalbard tienen una copia en los bancos de germoplasma españoles. El objetivo es proteger esa biodiversidad frente a riesgos futuros, como fenómenos extremos, conflictos armados o los impactos del calentamiento global. En otras palabras, el depósito noruego funciona como un seguro de vida para las plantas que alimentan a la humanidad. “Es un depósito en el que se almacenan semillas para cuidarlas y recuperar los cultivos en caso de catástrofe. Es como el último gran recurso de la humanidad. Bien, pues este banco subterráneo está en una isla de Noruega, contiene ya más de un millón de semillas, y las últimas en refugiarse allí son las del olivo español, que acaban de entrar. Sí, por primera vez un cultivo leñoso ha traspasado las puertas de esta cúpula del fin del mundo. Lo ha hecho en sobres, con 500 semillas seleccionadas en el Banco de Germoplasma de la Universidad de Córdoba para preservar así las 50 variedades más importantes del mundo. Pablo Morello es su responsable. El olivo se viene cultivando desde hace seis mil años. Actualmente existen cerca de 1.500 variedades de olivo y aquí en nuestro Banco de Germoplasma Mundial de Olivos de la Universidad de Córdoba conservamos cerca de 700 variedades distintas. El proyecto ha sido posible gracias al Ministerio de Agricultura, al CSIC y a las universidades de Córdoba y Granada, liderados por la FAO y el Consejo Oleícola Internacional. Jaime Lillo es su director ejecutivo. Conforman un auténtico tesoro de material genético de la diversidad genética del olivo. Todas las semillas que se guardan ya en Svalbard tienen su duplicado en los bancos de Germoplasma para salvaguardar esa biodiversidad frente a hipotéticas amenazas como desastres naturales, conflictos o efectos del cambio climático.” Para terminar, quiero contarte algo que quizá no sabías. El banco de semillas de Noruega no es el único “gran almacén” pensado para proteger cosas importantes para la humanidad. En distintos lugares del mundo existen otros centros parecidos, aunque guardan materiales muy diferentes. Por ejemplo, no muy lejos del banco de semillas, también en Svalbard, existe un archivo mundial de código abierto, donde se conservan copias de proyectos digitales esenciales, como software libre o documentos científicos. Es una especie de “memoria digital” del planeta, pensada para que la información no se pierda aunque ocurra algún desastre tecnológico. En otros países también hay lo que se llaman bancos de genes o bancos de ADN, donde se guarda material genético de plantas, animales o incluso microorganismos. Su objetivo es parecido: mantener la diversidad biológica por si en el futuro alguna especie desaparece o necesita recuperarse. Y algo muy curioso: también existen bibliotecas de semillas a pequeña escala, gestionadas por agricultores o comunidades locales. Son como versiones más modestas del banco de Svalbard, pero cumplen una función muy importante: proteger las variedades tradicionales de cada región y evitar que se pierdan. Lo que todos estos lugares tienen en común es la idea de proteger lo más importante: la comida que nos alimenta, la información que hemos creado, la diversidad que sostiene la vida. Son como pequeñas cápsulas del tiempo donde se conserva lo mejor de nosotros para las generaciones futuras. Y en un mundo tan cambiante como el nuestro, saber que existen estos espacios de protección da un poco de tranquilidad. Eso sí, ojalá no necesitemos utilizarlos nunca. Venga, vamos a repasar lo que hemos explicado hoy. Depósito: es un lugar donde se guarda o se almacena algo para conservarlo. Cultivos: son las plantas que se siembran y se cuidan para obtener alimentos o productos. Cultivo leñoso: es una planta que tiene tronco o tallos duros, como los árboles o los arbustos. Olivo: es un árbol típico del Mediterráneo que produce aceitunas, con las que se hace el aceite de oliva. Sobre: es un pequeño envoltorio de papel que se usa para guardar cartas, documentos o, como en este caso, semillas. Preservar: significa proteger algo para que no se pierda o no se deteriore con el tiempo. Salvaguardar: es parecido a preservar, pero un poco más fuerte. Hipotéticas amenazas: son peligros que todavía no han ocurrido, pero que podrían ocurrir en el futuro. 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 Nicola ignored her husband Martin's advice to stop entering prize drawings and won a £4.5 million, mortgage-free, fully furnished five-bedroom Lake District home with a private lake plus $315,000 cash, giving the couple financial security and options to live in, rent, or sell. A notorious 22-room Florida “theme park” house—with rooms like a saloon, pirate room, 1950s space theme, and a taxidermy room with stuffed cats—found a buyer at the $500,000 asking price to become a short-term rental. A sea turtle that survived a shark attack and lost a front limb was rehabilitated and released with a satellite tracker. Researchers say Svalbard polar bears' body condition improved after 2000 despite declining sea ice. A police sergeant was fired for using a picture frame to fake keystrokes while working from home.John also hosts Daily Comedy NewsUnlock an ad-free podcast experience with Caloroga Shark Media!  For Apple users, hit the banner which says Uninterrupted Listening on your Apple podcasts app. Subscribe now for exclusive shows like 'Palace Intrigue,' and get bonus content from Deep Crown (our exclusive Palace Insider!) Or get 'Daily Comedy News,' and '5 Good News Stories' with no commercials! Plans start at $4.99 per month, or save 20% with a yearly plan at $49.99. Join today and help support the show!Get more info from Caloroga Shark Media and if you have any comments, suggestions, or just want to get in touch our email is info@caloroga.com

What happens when a screamo guitarist and singer falls down the musical theatre rabbit hole? Nick Hutson is joined by Serena Cherry, whose musical journey has taken her from the intensity of the mosh pit to the drama of the orchestra pit. Serena explains how discovering The Phantom of the Opera at the age of 17 first opened the door to musical theatre, before life — and loud guitars — briefly pulled her away again. Now, much to the surprise of many in her rock band circle, she has rediscovered musicals and embraced them with enthusiasm. Along the way, Nick and Serena discuss a wide range of shows, from The Pilgrimage of Harold Fry to Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York), and even ponder the perceived missteps of Moulin Rouge! The Musical. They also tackle a classic debate among theatre fans: do the songs in a musical need to be "hummable" for the show to be considered good? Plus, Nick introduces Serena to the deliciously dark world of Stephen Sondheim and Sweeney Todd. Join us for a lively conversation about rediscovering musicals, crossing genre boundaries, and why great theatre can resonate just as powerfully with rock fans as it does with traditional theatre lovers.

El olivo es un símbolo de la cultura mediterránea. Los productos de este árbol, cultivado desde hace miles de años, son fundamentales en nuestra dieta. Además, ofrece leña para el fuego, forraje para el ganado, madera de alta calidad y las hojas tienen elementos curativos. Como el resto de las especies, no es ajena a los grandes desafíos globales como el cambio climático, la pérdida de biodiversidad y la aparición de nuevas plagas y enfermedades. Para asegurar su futuro, un lote de semillas de olivo ha sido depositado por primera vez en la cúpula del fin del mundo, en la isla noruega de Svalbard. Hemos hablado con Juan Antonio Polo, jefe del Departamento de Tecnología del Aceite de Oliva y Medio Ambiente del Consejo Oleícola Internacional.Como les venimos contando en el programa, España va a asistir a un trío de eclipses de Sol muy poco frecuente: dos eclipses totales, el 12 de agosto de 2026 y el 2 de agosto de 2027, y un eclipse anular en enero de 2028. La astrónoma Montse Villar nos ha hablado de estos fenómenos celestes. Xiomara Cantera (prensa del MNCN/CSIC) y Juan David González Trujillo, exinvestigador del MNCN y ahora profesor de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, nos han contado un estudio que revela el impacto de calentamiento crónico de nuestros océanos en el descenso de las poblaciones de peces. La Confederación de Sociedades Científicas de España (COSCE) ha presentado el “Análisis de la financiación pública de la I+D+i: Presupuestos Generales del Estado (PG-46) y financiación europea”. Hemos hablado con Ana Fernández-Zubieta, autora de este informe, que advierte del fin de las ayudas europeas del Mecanismo de Recuperación y Resiliencia y de la falta de Presupuestos Generales del Estado. Hemos informado del estudio de la Fundación BBVA sobre actitudes de los españoles hacia la Inteligencia Artificial en España. La mayoría de los encuestados considera que mejorará la sociedad, aunque predomina una opinión negativa acerca de sus efectos en la privacidad, las relaciones personales, la veracidad de la información, la salud mental, las campañas electorales y el empleo. Escuchar audio

Ville du dratt på hytta eller vervet deg til kamp hvis det ble krig? Magnus Håkenstad, seniorforsker ved Institutt for forsvarsstudier, tegner opp et realistisk – men ubehagelig – scenario: Russland tester Nato med et angrep. Kanskje i Finnmark. Kanskje på Svalbard. Hva skjer da med Norge? Og vil Trump hjelpe oss? Programleder: Lars Glomnes Produsent: Peter Daatland

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Der Name Spitzbergen oder Svalbard bedeutet "Kalte Küste" und wird erstmals in isländischen Texten des 12. Jahrhunderts erwähnt. Die Region besteht aus über 400 Inseln, ist etwa so groß wie Kroatien, hat aber nur rund 3.000 Einwohner. Im Sommer ist es 24 Stunden hell, im Winter dunkel, dann sinkt die Temperatur auf durchschnittlich 25 Grad unter null. Die Mørketid, die dunkle Zeit, dauert von Ende Oktober bis Mitte Februar. Im Hochwinter wird es nicht einmal dämmrig, auch nicht mittags um zwölf. Kaum eine andere Gegend der Welt ist so eng mit dem Eisbären verbunden wie Spitzbergen. Im Hauptort Longyearbyen wird alles mit dem Konterfei des "Königs der Arktis" beworben, vom lokalen Bier bis hin zum Supermarkt des Ortes. Die Population der Eisbären ist bislang nicht zurückgegangen – trotz des Klimawandels. Große Teile Spitzbergens stehen unter Naturschutz, seit 1973 hat Norwegen verschiedene Naturparks und -reservate eingerichtet, die auch die Küstengewässer mit einbeziehen. Doch der Klimawandel hat auch Spitzbergen erreicht. Das schmelzende Eis, der Anstieg des Meeresspiegels und der Verlust der Lebensräume bedrohen nicht nur die Tier- und Pflanzenwelt, sondern haben auch direkte Auswirkungen auf die Menschen, die in dieser Region leben. Michael Marek war für uns dort.https://www.ardmediathek.de/video/maretv/fruehling-auf-spitzbergen/ndr/Y3JpZDovL25kci5kZS9wcm9wbGFuXzE5NjMzOTcxOF9nYW56ZVNlbmR1bmc

Scientists spent nearly 25 years studying close to 800 polar bears in the Barents Sea region and discovered that those polar bears seem to be doing just fine, even though melting sea ice is also a major issue.PLUS:Sargassum seaweed is becoming such a problem, you can see it from spaceWhy some people only get mild sniffles with a cold and others get sickA woolly rhino's DNA found in an ancient wolf's stomach reveals their quick demiseHow to change a memory — one scientist's quest to understand memory permanence

No human dreams of relaxing on the shores of Novaya Zemlya, an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean that's best known as a Soviet testing site for nuclear weapons. Yet, a growing flock of Pink-footed Geese have begun to make this militarized zone their summer home. Though this region was once too cold for the geese to raise young, climate change — and increased competition for food — may have made Novaya Zemlya a compelling alternative to their traditional territory in Svalbard. It's also possible that the Pink-footed Geese found the archipelago by following other migratory waterfowl, which could prove to be a rare example of cultural knowledge being transmitted between species.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org.Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Cracker Barrel, travel agents, and Stranger Things. Canadian performer Ashley MacIsaac's show was cancelled after he was wrongly accused of being a sex offender by AI. When did JLR get so into politics? Burning your Christmas tree. A saran wrap ball and Krystle wants to live with Skinny. Flyer in Glasgow promotes an event for a person to get kicked in the balls one last time. Snitzer was down for a full day after someone threw a basketball at him. Will the Browns hire Deion Sanders as head coach? Maduro is being held in a NYC jail. Charlie believes Venezuela is just a distraction from other issues. Group 764. A caller is upset with Charlie. A bet on Polymarket, that Maduro would be captured, won a new user $450k. Rover got hooked on Hallmark Christmas movies while in Svalbard. Duji begged to be in a Hallmark movie being filmed in Cleveland. Does Snitz have a food truck update?

A caller is upset with Charlie. A bet on Polymarket, that Maduro would be captured, won a new user $450k. Rover got hooked on Hallmark Christmas movies while in Svalbard. Duji begged to be in a Hallmark movie being filmed in Cleveland. Does Snitz have a food truck update?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cracker Barrel, travel agents, and Stranger Things. Canadian performer Ashley MacIsaac's show was cancelled after he was wrongly accused of being a sex offender by AI. When did JLR get so into politics? Burning your Christmas tree. A saran wrap ball and Krystle wants to live with Skinny. Flyer in Glasgow promotes an event for a person to get kicked in the balls one last time. Snitzer was down for a full day after someone threw a basketball at him. Will the Browns hire Deion Sanders as head coach? Maduro is being held in a NYC jail. Charlie believes Venezuela is just a distraction from other issues. Group 764. A caller is upset with Charlie. A bet on Polymarket, that Maduro would be captured, won a new user $450k. Rover got hooked on Hallmark Christmas movies while in Svalbard. Duji begged to be in a Hallmark movie being filmed in Cleveland. Does Snitz have a food truck update?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A caller is upset with Charlie. A bet on Polymarket, that Maduro would be captured, won a new user $450k. Rover got hooked on Hallmark Christmas movies while in Svalbard. Duji begged to be in a Hallmark movie being filmed in Cleveland. Does Snitz have a food truck update?

Charlie is wearing new glasses. Rover underestimated what 24-hour darkness would be like in Svalbard, ate seal, and went to a closed brewery. Krystle & JLR had no heat during the holiday. 

Charlie is wearing new glasses. Rover underestimated what 24-hour darkness would be like in Svalbard, ate seal, and went to a closed brewery. Krystle & JLR had no heat during the holiday.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.