RECENT STORIES
Growing numbers in need of emergency shelter days after highrise fire in Northern Canada
The mayor of Hay River, Northwest Territories, says the number of people looking for emergency shelter after being displaced by an apartment building fire last
CANADA
Growing numbers in need of emergency shelter days after highrise fire in Northern Canada
The mayor of Hay River, Northwest Territories, says the number of people looking for emergency shelter after being displaced by an apartment building fire last
DENMARK/GREENLAND
Greenland ice cores reveal historic climate clues, says study
Scientists have linked past sea ice reductions to some of history’s most extreme climate change events in the North Atlantic, says a new study published
SWEDEN
Sweden’s wolf numbers slide, illegal hunting blamed
The number of wolves has been reduced from 355 last winter to 305. Marcus Öhman, the head of wildlife management at the Swedish Environment Protection
RUSSIA
Scientists surprised to discover meteor exploded over Bering Sea in December
On Dec. 18, 2018, a large meteor streaked across the sky over the Bering Sea before exploding with 10 times the strength of the atom
FINLAND
Paper mill in northern Finland will cut up to 400 jobs
Finnish-Swedish forest industry firm Stora Enso announced on Monday that it plans to sharply downsize operations at its Oulu Mill, with the potential loss of
NORWAY
Norwegian aluminium giant Norsk Hydro hit by ransomware attack
Norwegian aluminium giant Norsk Hydro announced Tuesday that it was crippled by “an extensive cyber-attack” on its servers, forcing it to switch to manual operations
ICELAND
Iceland talks Arctic, Trump’s ditching of climate accord, with U.S. Secretary of State
Iceland’s Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir discussed climate change with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Reykjavik on Friday, saying the continued U.S. withdrawal from the Paris
USA
Alaska’s new House Tribal Affairs Committee aims to advance state relationships
The Alaska House has a new special committee to focus on tribal affairs. The committee will aim to advance relationships with Indigenous tribes. Lawmakers spent
