FRAM – High North Research Center for Climate and Environment
Digital edition 2024
Research notes
Profile
When Rolf Anker Ims embarked on his career as a climate scientist, he was almost looked down upon. Today, climate research is one of the most important things one can do.
Science and Society
Many researchers have already been using machine learning methods, a subfield of AI, without even knowing it.
The Arctic Ocean is shifting from white to blue during summer, with less sea ice and more open water, while boreal species expand northwards.
According to the Svalbard Environmental Protection Act, sites used for industrial purposes must be brought back to their original state when operations cease.
Before 2100, millions of people may be displaced by rising sea levels, which are closely linked to the Greenland ice sheet.
Thousands of compounds, to a large part uncharacterized, come into play when crude oil and other petroleum products are spilled at sea.
Researchers are combining high-tech tools, models and ground registrations to predict winter survival and yields in grasslands in Northern Norway
Ice on buildings and other infrastructure. A new ice monitoring field station near Narvik will help researchers address the issue.
Since 1990, the Fram Strait Arctic Outflow Observatory has delivered oceanographic and sea-ice data from the East Greenland Current. Such data are vital to monitor the changing Arctic.
New national research infrastructure that will contribute to the collection of observational data from physical, biological, chemical and geological processes in Antarctica.
This Arctic charr must now compete with Pacific pink salmon released from Russia. Will the true Arctic be too cold for the invader? Can the two species co-exist?
Whales are attracted to fishing boats in search of easy meals but sometimes get caught in fishing nets. Sounds that whales dislike may be the solution for both whales and fishermen.
The break-up of the Soviet Union and end of the Cold War in the beginning of 1990s led to major changes in the international Arctic research community.
You have no doubt heard about “albedo feedback.” But are there other Arctic feedback loops that can change our climate?
Long periods of unusually warm ocean temperatures, known as marine heatwaves, can have devastating effects on marine ecosystems. How worried should we be?
Chinstrap penguins, which depend on krill, have become markedly fewer. Understanding the cause of this decline is critical.
Where do contaminants originally come from, and how do they end up in fish caught in the Arctic?
Things didn’t look so good for the ptarmigan in the northernmost of Norway. But 2023 was a good year for this northern bird. Why?
Andfjorden, Tysfjorden, and Rystraumen are home to diverse marine life. They are now being mapped to plan the best protection.
Norway and other Arctic nations have a particular responsibility for understanding ongoing climate-driven ecosystem changes in high latitudes.
Since the adoption of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 1992, a major concern has been how to “mainstream” biodiversity, meaning how the three aims of the convention can be pursued across the various sectors of the economy.
In nature, carbon exists in two different forms: inorganic and organic. These two distinct forms of carbon play crucial roles in various environmental and biological processes.
At the Fram Centre scientists study the effects of multiple stressors on the Arctic environment. At Polaria, we showcase and explain their findings.
The aquaculture industry continues to explore innovative solutions to address salmon lice while safeguarding the environment.
The 2024 Mohn Prize laureate is professor emeritus Oran Young. A champion of Arctic collaboration and holistic perspectives on the North for five decades, he has hopes for a better way forward.
Producing knowledge about the climate and the environment comes at a cost. Scientific activities based at the Fram Centre have an environmental footprint of their own.
Retrospective
A black and white photo of a woman with a king penguin in her arms on a boat is impossible to ignore! What is the story behind it?
The geopolitical winds currently blowing over the Arctic are unusually icy.
Of all people, it was a comedian who turned the spotlight on loss of nature and made it into an issue that almost everyone in Norway talked about.