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High-speed snowmobile road race in northwestern Canada marks 50th anniversary
Driving a snowmobile at 188 kilometres per hour during a race may sound daunting, but Whitehorse, Yukon racer Scott Smeeton says it’s “comfy” once he
CANADA
High-speed snowmobile road race in northwestern Canada marks 50th anniversary
Driving a snowmobile at 188 kilometres per hour during a race may sound daunting, but Whitehorse, Yukon racer Scott Smeeton says it’s “comfy” once he
DENMARK/GREENLAND
Increasing ocean acidification ushering era of uncertainty for Arctic, says report
If left unchecked, acidification levels in the Arctic Ocean will have significant consequences for northern communities as well as the rest of the globe says
SWEDEN
Deadlock ends as Löfven gets new term as Swedish PM
Sweden ended four months of political stalemate on Friday when parliament elected Stefan Löfven as prime minister for a second term, leading a Social Democrat/Green
RUSSIA
Northern Sea Route: officials worry Putin’s ambitions are unrealistic
There is unease in several Russian government ministries as officials start to understand that the President’s objectives for the Northern Sea Route can not be
FINLAND
21 minutes of sunshine: Polar night ends in Finland’s far north
Finland’s period of winter darkness ended on Friday when the sun dared to rise above the horizon, if even briefly, in Finland’s northernmost town of
NORWAY
Blog – Snapshots from up and down the Arctic in 2018
In 2018, conferences, workshops, and meetings brought me to seven of the eight countries with territory north of the Arctic Circle: the U.S., Canada, the
ICELAND
Iceland, U.S. FMs talk Arctic security, defence cooperation at Washington meeting
Iceland – U.S. cooperation in Arctic security and defence issues was among the key issues discussed by the the two country’s foreign ministers at a
USA
Alaska’s Cold War radars face new threat from climate change
Across Alaska, 15 remote radars spin every minute of the day, 365 days a year. Since the Cold War, they’ve monitored the airspace above Alaska
