Elizaveta Vereykina
@media.elizaveta.no
multimedia journo for @thebarentsobserver.com, wife of @rhewlif.xyz, filmmaker turned adventure enthusiast based in 🇳🇴, ex-BBC World News, urban gardener, pet lover, Moscow native, media.elizaveta.no
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Elizaveta Vereykina
@media.elizaveta.no
· Nov 13
Elizaveta Vereykina
Reporter, producer and camerawoman, based in Norway. Formerly of BBC World News, Elizaveta Vereykina now reports for The Barents Observer.
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Hi! Welcome dear new follower! I'm a journo based in Norway, on the border with Russia, covering geo-politics, climate change and social issues in the Arctic for The Barents Observer.
My latest articles get posted here, but check out my website too to find some of my video reports.
My latest articles get posted here, but check out my website too to find some of my video reports.
Reposted by Elizaveta Vereykina
"We hypothesised that the mammoth died in a stressful situation. He was probably hunted by predators. As the body is so well preserved, we can see the scratches on the skin. They are most probably from a cave lion, based on their size and shape.” Dr Emilio Mármol told the Barents Observer.
Mammoth RNA molecules sequenced for the first time
This data provides further insight into the events surrounding the death of the mammoth in the northern Siberian permafrost around 40,000 years ago.
www.thebarentsobserver.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:36 AM
"We hypothesised that the mammoth died in a stressful situation. He was probably hunted by predators. As the body is so well preserved, we can see the scratches on the skin. They are most probably from a cave lion, based on their size and shape.” Dr Emilio Mármol told the Barents Observer.
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The latest satellite photos of the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, for instance, illustrate the extent to which local glaciers have melted. "We need to dramatically reduce emissions", - a new research emphasises.
Northern Norway feels the consequences of record-high fossil fuel emissions
With 2025 set to be a record year for fossil fuel emissions, experts have concluded that it is no longer plausible to keep global warming below 1.5°C.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The latest satellite photos of the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, for instance, illustrate the extent to which local glaciers have melted. "We need to dramatically reduce emissions", - a new research emphasises.
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Half of the CO₂ released by human activities, such as through burning fossil fuels, enters the atmosphere... This impacts the climate all over the planet, including the Arctic.
Record levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Actions needed now, Greenpeace says
“Our leaders must start doing their job: cutting emissions, fast,” the head of Greenpeace Norway told the Barents Observer.
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October 18, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Half of the CO₂ released by human activities, such as through burning fossil fuels, enters the atmosphere... This impacts the climate all over the planet, including the Arctic.
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While en route to the North Pole on a modern ice-going vessel, glaciologist Henry Patton reveals some of the crazy mapping mistakes and theories of what people used to believe lay hidden in this icy kingdom.
📽️ Editing by @media.elizaveta.no
📽️ Editing by @media.elizaveta.no
Secrets of the North Pole unravelled
YouTube video by Map Myths
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September 28, 2025 at 11:39 AM
While en route to the North Pole on a modern ice-going vessel, glaciologist Henry Patton reveals some of the crazy mapping mistakes and theories of what people used to believe lay hidden in this icy kingdom.
📽️ Editing by @media.elizaveta.no
📽️ Editing by @media.elizaveta.no
Fantastic photo by @rhewlif.xyz
Record-breaking glacier melt on Svalbard
Svalbard ice loss in 2024 accounted for 10% of the sea-level rise contribution from all glaciers in the world, a new study highlights.
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September 25, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Fantastic photo by @rhewlif.xyz
Straight from the North Pole! See the great pics by @rhewlif.xyz, who is now sailing on board the icebreaker vessel Kronprins Haakon. The story of how researchers grappled with 'unsettling' feelings three decades after their first visit to the northernmost point on Earth. Plus 📷 of a polar bear.
“I didn’t hear the usual grinding of ice”
When a Norwegian vessel reached the North Pole this week, the scientific team made an alarming discovery.
www.thebarentsobserver.com
September 4, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Straight from the North Pole! See the great pics by @rhewlif.xyz, who is now sailing on board the icebreaker vessel Kronprins Haakon. The story of how researchers grappled with 'unsettling' feelings three decades after their first visit to the northernmost point on Earth. Plus 📷 of a polar bear.
"The Arctic Ocean will be ice-free in the summer by 2050,” the Norwegian government says.
"Animals living on or within the sea ice ... will lose their habitat... This changes the Arctic ecosystem, but we don’t know how," UiT Arctic University of Norway Professor Marit Reigstad told me. #climate
"Animals living on or within the sea ice ... will lose their habitat... This changes the Arctic ecosystem, but we don’t know how," UiT Arctic University of Norway Professor Marit Reigstad told me. #climate
Norway steps up Arctic research as sea ice shrinks
As the sea ice slowly disappears, the Norwegian government is allocating an additional one billion kroner (about €85 million) to study the impacts of climate changes in the Arctic Ocean.
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August 29, 2025 at 11:22 AM
"The Arctic Ocean will be ice-free in the summer by 2050,” the Norwegian government says.
"Animals living on or within the sea ice ... will lose their habitat... This changes the Arctic ecosystem, but we don’t know how," UiT Arctic University of Norway Professor Marit Reigstad told me. #climate
"Animals living on or within the sea ice ... will lose their habitat... This changes the Arctic ecosystem, but we don’t know how," UiT Arctic University of Norway Professor Marit Reigstad told me. #climate
The famous scientific ship RV Kronprins Haakon leaves #Svalbard today with 25 scientists on board. Till Sep 19 they'll be collecting data to shed light on Arctic #climate during past ‘warmer-than-present-day’ conditions. It matters as future projections show sea-ice-free summers before 2050.
An exciting expedition awaits! Our home for the next 5 weeks as we head into the frozen Arctic Ocean to collect new palaeo archives.
August 16, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Why was Mercator a genius? Explained in just 1 minute by @mapmyths.com
Genius and Visionary: Mercator's Arctic Map
YouTube video by Map Myths
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August 13, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Why was Mercator a genius? Explained in just 1 minute by @mapmyths.com
Hiking with hunky hubby @rhewlif.xyz 😀🇳🇴
August 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Hiking with hunky hubby @rhewlif.xyz 😀🇳🇴
"In 2024, the company made 23 million kroner (approx. €1 928 725) in revenue, whereas in 2023 it was 17 million NOK (approx. €1 425 580). Whisky is our most profitable product”. My new photo report:
Inside the world’s northernmost distillery
How a small whisky producer in northern Norway won hearts, even in Scotland.
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August 8, 2025 at 5:57 PM
"In 2024, the company made 23 million kroner (approx. €1 928 725) in revenue, whereas in 2023 it was 17 million NOK (approx. €1 425 580). Whisky is our most profitable product”. My new photo report:
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"Maybe they should enjoy nature instead of being confused"
In this short Midnight Sun report by @media.elizaveta.no I contributed drone footage of some amazing North Norwegian landscapes.
First time seeing a brown bear up close too 🐻
In this short Midnight Sun report by @media.elizaveta.no I contributed drone footage of some amazing North Norwegian landscapes.
First time seeing a brown bear up close too 🐻
Midnight sun in the Arctic - love it or hate it?
YouTube video by The Barents Observer
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July 28, 2025 at 7:17 PM
"Maybe they should enjoy nature instead of being confused"
In this short Midnight Sun report by @media.elizaveta.no I contributed drone footage of some amazing North Norwegian landscapes.
First time seeing a brown bear up close too 🐻
In this short Midnight Sun report by @media.elizaveta.no I contributed drone footage of some amazing North Norwegian landscapes.
First time seeing a brown bear up close too 🐻
I spoke to the archaeologist in charge of the excavations:
"These brooches were likely made by professional artisans in the urban communities further south, for example in Trondheim. People were importing and exporting products across Scandinavia and as far as England, Ireland, and Iceland.”
"These brooches were likely made by professional artisans in the urban communities further south, for example in Trondheim. People were importing and exporting products across Scandinavia and as far as England, Ireland, and Iceland.”
Viking Age boat grave discovered on island in northern Norway
The 1,000-year-old skeleton, which was found alongside jewellery, a dog and textiles, probably belongs to the wife of a high-ranking local farmer.
www.thebarentsobserver.com
July 4, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I spoke to the archaeologist in charge of the excavations:
"These brooches were likely made by professional artisans in the urban communities further south, for example in Trondheim. People were importing and exporting products across Scandinavia and as far as England, Ireland, and Iceland.”
"These brooches were likely made by professional artisans in the urban communities further south, for example in Trondheim. People were importing and exporting products across Scandinavia and as far as England, Ireland, and Iceland.”
"We have water, we have wind, and we have the sea. Instead of saying no, we are against (wind farms). Then what are we for?" - a local politician told me. "What are your proposals for a solution? We have created growth based on our natural resources”. #climatechange
My new long-read:
My new long-read:
“Onshore windpower is the best solution for Northern Norway”
Many experts in the North see wind power as an important source of green energy in the context of increasing energy demand and climate change. Meanwhile some locals still don't welcome it, seeing it a...
www.thebarentsobserver.com
May 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
"We have water, we have wind, and we have the sea. Instead of saying no, we are against (wind farms). Then what are we for?" - a local politician told me. "What are your proposals for a solution? We have created growth based on our natural resources”. #climatechange
My new long-read:
My new long-read:
Interesting story about the Danish/American rivalry over #Greenland a century before Trump:
Abandoned and presumed dead in Greenland
YouTube video by Map Myths
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April 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Interesting story about the Danish/American rivalry over #Greenland a century before Trump:
Reposted by Elizaveta Vereykina
A Moscow court sentenced 4 journalists for alleged involvement in Navalny’s “extremist” Anti-Corruption Foundation: Antonina Favorskaya, Artem Krieger (both SotaVision), Konstantin Gabov (Reuters) and Sergei Karelin (AP) to 5.5 years in prison
📷 Alexandra Astakhova/Mediazona
📷 Alexandra Astakhova/Mediazona
April 15, 2025 at 3:16 PM
A Moscow court sentenced 4 journalists for alleged involvement in Navalny’s “extremist” Anti-Corruption Foundation: Antonina Favorskaya, Artem Krieger (both SotaVision), Konstantin Gabov (Reuters) and Sergei Karelin (AP) to 5.5 years in prison
📷 Alexandra Astakhova/Mediazona
📷 Alexandra Astakhova/Mediazona
"It's okay that people are coming here, but it is in a way too much, I think, too many. And it's a problem. For example, they use nature as a toilet sometimes”, some locals told me. "Northern Norway needs tourism”, others said. #Tromsø #Arctic. Check out my new photo-report:
Is Norway's Arctic tourism boom paying off?
While some see tourism as a great opportunity for regional development, others fear it will ruin the pristine nature and drive up local prices.
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April 15, 2025 at 10:01 AM
If you are a #researcher who has just done an interesting new study on climate change/environment in the #Arctic - let me know! I'm looking for #climate change news stories in the #Barents region and I'm always open to new suggestions and research. Let's explain science to the world! :)
March 31, 2025 at 1:54 PM
If you are a #researcher who has just done an interesting new study on climate change/environment in the #Arctic - let me know! I'm looking for #climate change news stories in the #Barents region and I'm always open to new suggestions and research. Let's explain science to the world! :)
Reposted by Elizaveta Vereykina
The eyes of a man found after more than two years alone with his comrade in the remotest parts of Greenland.
His rescue brought news to the world that a major map myth had been finally busted.
Read the story full of tragedies and perseverance on our blog: myths.rhewlif.xyz/blog/peary-c...
His rescue brought news to the world that a major map myth had been finally busted.
Read the story full of tragedies and perseverance on our blog: myths.rhewlif.xyz/blog/peary-c...
March 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The eyes of a man found after more than two years alone with his comrade in the remotest parts of Greenland.
His rescue brought news to the world that a major map myth had been finally busted.
Read the story full of tragedies and perseverance on our blog: myths.rhewlif.xyz/blog/peary-c...
His rescue brought news to the world that a major map myth had been finally busted.
Read the story full of tragedies and perseverance on our blog: myths.rhewlif.xyz/blog/peary-c...
Reposted by Elizaveta Vereykina
The year of 2024 was the warmest on record in the 175 years of observations.
"The change now is much faster than natural climate change in the past," Philipp Assmy, a senior researcher at the Norwegian Polar Institute, told the Barents Observer.
"The change now is much faster than natural climate change in the past," Philipp Assmy, a senior researcher at the Norwegian Polar Institute, told the Barents Observer.
'Warming Arctic causes heat waves, floods in Europe'
“Millions of people living on the coastline are in danger”, researchers warn after 2024 is declared the warmest year on record.
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March 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The year of 2024 was the warmest on record in the 175 years of observations.
"The change now is much faster than natural climate change in the past," Philipp Assmy, a senior researcher at the Norwegian Polar Institute, told the Barents Observer.
"The change now is much faster than natural climate change in the past," Philipp Assmy, a senior researcher at the Norwegian Polar Institute, told the Barents Observer.
My new photo report - I visit a seaweed farm in Tromsø, Arctic Norway, and then a kitchen on board a huge coastal liner
"In Asia it is very common to eat seaweed. There has been a tradition for it in Norway back in history. But it has been lost and forgotten”, a researcher told me.
"In Asia it is very common to eat seaweed. There has been a tradition for it in Norway back in history. But it has been lost and forgotten”, a researcher told me.
Arctic grown seaweed will be next big thing on your menu
Despite being a seafaring nation for centuries, it is only in recent years that Norway rediscovered the value of seaweed - marine algae - as a food source.
www.thebarentsobserver.com
March 18, 2025 at 10:40 AM
My new photo report - I visit a seaweed farm in Tromsø, Arctic Norway, and then a kitchen on board a huge coastal liner
"In Asia it is very common to eat seaweed. There has been a tradition for it in Norway back in history. But it has been lost and forgotten”, a researcher told me.
"In Asia it is very common to eat seaweed. There has been a tradition for it in Norway back in history. But it has been lost and forgotten”, a researcher told me.
My new video from northern Norway, where researcher Freya Sykes explains what is happening and how we can help our planet.
And Dr Henry Patton @rhewlif.xyz takes us on a quick trip across Greenland, which, according to recent studies, is losing 30 million tonnes of ice every hour!
And Dr Henry Patton @rhewlif.xyz takes us on a quick trip across Greenland, which, according to recent studies, is losing 30 million tonnes of ice every hour!
8 climate change facts you need to know
YouTube video by The Barents Observer
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March 5, 2025 at 12:14 PM
My new video from northern Norway, where researcher Freya Sykes explains what is happening and how we can help our planet.
And Dr Henry Patton @rhewlif.xyz takes us on a quick trip across Greenland, which, according to recent studies, is losing 30 million tonnes of ice every hour!
And Dr Henry Patton @rhewlif.xyz takes us on a quick trip across Greenland, which, according to recent studies, is losing 30 million tonnes of ice every hour!
Reposted by Elizaveta Vereykina
Researchers point out that January 2025 is the warmest in 176-year global climate record, 0.03 degrees celsius above the previous record reached in 2024.
2025 has the potential to go down as the hottest year on record. #climatechange #globalwarming
2025 has the potential to go down as the hottest year on record. #climatechange #globalwarming
Second lowest January sea ice extent
As global warming reaches new heights, the extent of Arctic sea ice shrinks further.
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February 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Researchers point out that January 2025 is the warmest in 176-year global climate record, 0.03 degrees celsius above the previous record reached in 2024.
2025 has the potential to go down as the hottest year on record. #climatechange #globalwarming
2025 has the potential to go down as the hottest year on record. #climatechange #globalwarming
Local business photo story: I went to an #Arctic salmon farm.
'Arctic waters are perfect for salmon farming'
The fishing industry is particularly important in northern Norway. Here in Finnmark county, it accounts for almost 7 per cent of private sector employment. Atlantic salmon farms are a significant part...
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February 12, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Local business photo story: I went to an #Arctic salmon farm.