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Yukon’s climate, notoriously cold in Gold Rush days, expected to transform in coming decades
In the days of poet Robert Service more than a century ago, Canada’s Yukon territory was almost as notorious for its fierce cold as it was
CANADA
Yukon’s climate, notoriously cold in Gold Rush days, expected to transform in coming decades
In the days of poet Robert Service more than a century ago, Canada’s Yukon territory was almost as notorious for its fierce cold as it was
DENMARK/GREENLAND
Blog: Greenland ice holds Cold War peril
It sounds like something from a science-fiction novel or a disaster movie. A hidden city under ice, housing 200 people, complete with hospital, cinema, church
SWEDEN
Wireless charging of electric cars tested in Sweden
A pilot project in Stockholm involving wireless charging of electric cars is being touted as a step toward achieving a fossil-fuel-free city where cars are charged at traffic lights and while
RUSSIA
Blog: New article on rethinking Arctic resource frontier in polar geography
I’ve published a new peer-reviewed article in the journal Polar Geography called “Discursive, material, vertical, and extensive dimensions of post-Cold War Arctic resource extraction.” The first 50
FINLAND
Newly introduced fish species set to replace imported salmon in Finland
The Natural Resources Institute of Finland estimates that the nelma or sheefish, native but endangered in Russia, could be a new addition to the Finnish
NORWAY
One month after production halt, Eni resumes oil tapping at Goliat
«Already producing 90 percent of capacity», the company says. Production at Goliat came to a halt on 26 August as a full power outage struck
ICELAND
10% of Iceland’s workforce employed in tourism
Tourism to Iceland has skyrocketed during the last years, and is now a major source of employment in the country. About 22,000 people work in
USA
White House: No nation an island on Arctic science
Cabinet members and high-ranking science advisors from 25 governments convened on the White House on Wednesday to discuss the Arctic. It’s billed as the first-ever White