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Climate Change and the Gulf Stream
The New York Times: Scientists walk back a theory that global warming will weaken the Gulf Stream, plunging Europe into a new Ice Age.
Research Predicts Doom for Ice Cap
The New York Times: The mythic icescape around the North Pole is melting so fast it could disappear entirely each summer by the year 2050. This was the first mainstream media report of a phenomenon that is now well under way.
Celebrating and Reviling Knut Hamsun
The New York Times: Arts section front on the controversial 150th birthday celebration for Norway's greatest novelist, who happened to be a fan of Hitler.
Who is Buried in Halvdan's Tomb?
The New York Times: Something is moving inside a Viking burial mound said to be the 9th-century tomb of King Halvdan the Black. But some archeologists are loath to enter.
Thor Heyerdahl, Adventurer and Thinker
Time Magazine: The life of the adventurer and scientist who claimed that early civilizations spread across oceans.
Water and Ice: The Art of Carl Nesjær
The sculptor who brought Picasso's greatest visions into being has made his own artistic mark: monumental water-and-ice fountains.
All together: Norway reforms welfare state
Norway is emerging from a knotty merger of municipal and state agencies designed to provide one-stop shopping for social benefits. Citizen Today, April 2010.
Kai Vittrup, Kosovo's Hard Hand
Scanorama Magazine cover story on the tough Dane serving as chief of police in Kosovo, where he faces down gangsters and guerrillas.
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Åsne Seierstad, Participant-Journalist
Scanorama Magazine cover story on the intrepid television war correspondent and bestselling author of The Bookseller of Kabul.
Kristin Krohn Devold, War Minister
Meet the woman who shook up the Norwegian military and took her peace-loving country to war for the first time since World War II.
Nazi U-Boat Imperils Norwegian Coast
A British sub sank the German U-boat in 1945. Now the sunken vessel's cargo, 65 tons of mercury, is leaking. And what of the Nazi gold rumored to be on board?
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Maria Bonnevie, Actress
Scanorama Magazine cover story on one of Scandinavia's finest actresses, whose films include I Am Dina, Insomnia and The 13th Warrior.
One Last Journey for the Viking Ships
A scholar is fighting to stop a plan to barge three grand Viking ships to a new museum, claiming the thousand-year-old oak vessels could fall apart en route.
Did the Vikings Stay in the New World?
The Norse bumped ashore in New- foundland 1,000 years ago. But most scholars dismiss the event with an asterisk. Have they sold the Vikings short?
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Leif to Lars: Drop Dead, Neighbor!
To the untrained observer, Swedes and Norwegians may seem interchangeable. But lately they have acted like "two blind men slugging it out on a highway."
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Fish-farm escapees threaten wild salmon
Wild Atlantic salmon now face a startling threat: interlopers. More than a quarter of spawning salmon in Norwegian rivers and streams are escapees from fish farms.
Scandinavia's Rules of the Road
In Norway, where the beloved King Olav rode the streetcar, it's everyone's business when the prime minister buys a luxurious, bombproof limousine.
Europe scorns U.S. "supersalmon"
European salmon farmers and breeders have a wary eye on transgenic U.S. superfish. Photo: AquaBounty Technologies.
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Salmon lice blocking aquaculture growth
Norway's rich salmon farmers face a growth squeeze and mergers as the government cracks down on parasites that could extinguish wild salmon. Reuters.
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Books
North Sea Saga
The North Sea oil boom began with wildcat drillers on the deck of a converted whaling ship. This book looks at what led to today's advanced offshore technology. Published first in 2000 and continually updated by Horn Forlag, with corporate profiles of important players in the industry.
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Destination Norway
A look at the history, culture, politics and travel destinations of "one big little country": Norway. With an introduction by the Norwegian prime minister. Published first in 1999 and continually updated by Horn Forlag, with corporate profiles of important players in the Norwegian economy.
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