Oslo
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In March 2024, India’s first winter experience at the Arctic came to a successful end
For over a decade, India’s National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research saw no reason for a winter mission to the Arctic.
What changed Indian policy, ostensibly, was scientific data showing that the Arctic was warming faster than previously thought.
When facts tying catastrophic climatic occurrences in India to the melting of Arctic Sea ice emerged, decision-makers felt compelled to act.
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Himadri, India’s research station in the International Arctic Research Base at Svalbard in Norway, had until then hosted missions only in the summer
A winter expedition entails living in the intense cold (as low as -15 degrees Celsius) after a period of rigorous acclimatisation
Oslo, Norway
Norway is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula.
The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of Norway
The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden.
It is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast and the Skagerrak strait to the south.
Norway has an extensive coastline facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea.
Oslo is the capital and most populous city of Norway.
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