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What was once a large source of coal in the Arctic mountains of Norway is now home to international climate scientists.Operated by Kings Bay, the Ny-Aalesund Arctic Research Infrastructure facility brings in scientists from around the globe to gauge the impact of greenhouse gas emissions.The facility was once a mining site for fossil fuels, but mining operations were ended after a firedamp explosion killed 21 men on the site in 1962.Now the settlement is inhabited by only a few dozen...