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Environment

Arctic warming four times faster than thought, says study
* Featured * Countries Environment Environment (USA) Featured • Zone 1 General USA 

Arctic warming four times faster than thought, says study

Politics

Duma speaker instructs Foreign Affairs Committee to review Barents Sea treaty
* Featured * Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Duma speaker instructs Foreign Affairs Committee to review Barents Sea treaty

Society

Ottawa, AFN reach $20B final settlement on First Nations child welfare agreement
* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Society Society (Canada) 

Ottawa, AFN reach $20B final settlement on First Nations child welfare agreement

Science

Scientists identify unprecedented ice loss at two Antarctic glaciers
* Featured * Featured • Zone 2 News Science 

Scientists identify unprecedented ice loss at two Antarctic glaciers

Business

Europe-Asia Arctic route loaded at one-tenth of capacity
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Europe-Asia Arctic route loaded at one-tenth of capacity

Art & Culture

Inuit artists gather for Alianait Festival in Iqaluit
* Featured * Art (Canada) Art and Culture Canada Culture Featured • Zone 3 General 

Inuit artists gather for Alianait Festival in Iqaluit

News

Arctic warming four times faster than thought, says study
* Featured * Countries Environment Environment (USA) Featured • Zone 1 General USA 

Arctic warming four times faster than thought, says study

Wednesday, July 6, 2022Eye on the Arctic0
High-to-extreme fire risk in most communities in Canada’s Northwest Territories
* Featured * Canada Countries Environment Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 2 General News 

High-to-extreme fire risk in most communities in Canada’s Northwest Territories

Wednesday, July 6, 2022CBC News0
Duma speaker instructs Foreign Affairs Committee to review Barents Sea treaty
* Featured * Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Duma speaker instructs Foreign Affairs Committee to review Barents Sea treaty

Wednesday, July 6, 2022Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer0

Canada

High-to-extreme fire risk in most communities in Canada’s Northwest Territories
* Featured * Canada Countries Environment Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 2 General News 

High-to-extreme fire risk in most communities in Canada’s Northwest Territories

Wednesday, July 6, 2022CBC News0
Ottawa, AFN reach $20B final settlement on First Nations child welfare agreement
* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Society Society (Canada) 

Ottawa, AFN reach $20B final settlement on First Nations child welfare agreement

Tuesday, July 5, 2022CBC News0
Microbe discovery in Arctic Canada could help better understand life on Mars
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General News Newsroom Picks • zone 3 Science Science (Canada) 

Microbe discovery in Arctic Canada could help better understand life on Mars

Friday, July 1, 2022Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic0

Denmark/Greenland

Greenland to launch 4th vaccination campaign this fall
* Featured * Countries Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 3 General News Society Society (Denmark/Greenland) 

Greenland to launch 4th vaccination campaign this fall

Monday, July 4, 2022Eye on the Arctic0
German icebreaker leaves for Arctic ice research trip
* Featured * Denmark/Greenland Environment (Denmark/Greenland) Featured • Zone 3 News Society 

German icebreaker leaves for Arctic ice research trip

Friday, July 1, 2022Eye on the Arctic0
Blog: The US is using a mine in Greenland to counter China
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Blog: The US is using a mine in Greenland to counter China

Monday, June 27, 2022Mia Bennett1

Finland

Finns increasingly worried about biodiversity loss, especially abroad
* Featured * Countries Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

Finns increasingly worried about biodiversity loss, especially abroad

Monday, July 4, 2022Eye on the Arctic0
Finland slashes bear hunting quota by one third, 20 fewer permits in North
* Featured * Environment Environment (Finland) Featured • Zone 1 Finland General 

Finland slashes bear hunting quota by one third, 20 fewer permits in North

Monday, July 4, 2022Yle News0
Project to educate Finnish students about Sami needs to be permanent: Youth Council
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Featured • Zone 3 Finland News Society Society (Finland) 

Project to educate Finnish students about Sami needs to be permanent: Youth Council

Thursday, June 30, 2022Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic0

Iceland

Updated: Arctic security discussed at Reykjavik Northern Group meeting
* Featured * Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Iceland News Politics Politics (Iceland) 

Updated: Arctic security discussed at Reykjavik Northern Group meeting

Friday, June 10, 2022Eye on the Arctic0
Iceland to axe all COVID restrictions Friday saying “as many people as possible” need to catch virus
* Featured * Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Iceland Society Society (Iceland) 

Iceland to axe all COVID restrictions Friday saying “as many people as possible” need to catch virus

Wednesday, February 23, 2022Eye on the Arctic0
Natural event seems to slow Icelandic glacier melt
* Featured * Environment Environment (Iceland) Featured • Zone 3 General Iceland News 

Natural event seems to slow Icelandic glacier melt

Wednesday, February 16, 2022Mathiew Leiser, Eye on the Arctic2

Norway

Warmest June ever at Svalbard
* Featured * Environment Environment (Norway) General Norway 

Warmest June ever at Svalbard

Monday, July 4, 2022Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer0
Heatwave across northern Scandinavia
* Featured * Environment Environment (Norway) Featured • Zone 3 Norway 

Heatwave across northern Scandinavia

Thursday, June 30, 2022Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer0
Russian legislators question Norwegian sovereignty over Svalbard
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * General Newsroom Picks • zone 2 Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Russian legislators question Norwegian sovereignty over Svalbard

Wednesday, June 29, 2022Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer0

Russia

Duma speaker instructs Foreign Affairs Committee to review Barents Sea treaty
* Featured * Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Duma speaker instructs Foreign Affairs Committee to review Barents Sea treaty

Wednesday, July 6, 2022Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer0
Europe-Asia Arctic route loaded at one-tenth of capacity
* Featured * Business Business (Russia) Countries Featured • Zone 2 General Russia 

Europe-Asia Arctic route loaded at one-tenth of capacity

Tuesday, June 28, 2022Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer0
Strengthen border to Nordic countries, says secretary of Russia’s Security Council
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Strengthen border to Nordic countries, says secretary of Russia’s Security Council

Monday, June 27, 2022Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer0

Sweden

Finland, Sweden take huge step toward NATO membership
* Featured * Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

Finland, Sweden take huge step toward NATO membership

Tuesday, July 5, 2022The Associated Press0
Turkey green lights Sweden and Finland’s NATO application
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

Turkey green lights Sweden and Finland’s NATO application

Wednesday, June 29, 2022Radio Sweden0
Sweden’s climate emissions bounced back in 2021 after dropping during pandemic
* Featured * Environment Environment (Sweden) Featured • Zone 3 General News Sweden 

Sweden’s climate emissions bounced back in 2021 after dropping during pandemic

Wednesday, June 22, 2022Radio Sweden0

USA

Arctic warming four times faster than thought, says study
* Featured * Countries Environment Environment (USA) Featured • Zone 1 General USA 

Arctic warming four times faster than thought, says study

Wednesday, July 6, 2022Eye on the Arctic0
Inuit Circumpolar Council General Assembly to take place July 19-21
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General News Society Society (USA) USA 

Inuit Circumpolar Council General Assembly to take place July 19-21

Monday, July 4, 2022Eye on the Arctic0
Helicopter pilot dies in crash while helping fight Alaska wildfire
* Featured * Countries Featured • Zone 2 General Society Society (USA) USA 

Helicopter pilot dies in crash while helping fight Alaska wildfire

Tuesday, June 28, 2022The Associated Press0

Podcasts

Arctic Tourism and the Pandemic

Longforms

How not to promote Arctic tourism – Why Finland’s Indigenous Sami say marketing their region needs to change
Business Business (Finland) Culture Culture (Finland) Featured Longform Longform Society Society (Finland) 

How not to promote Arctic tourism – Why Finland’s Indigenous Sami say marketing their region needs to change

Monday, February 3, 2020Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic0

Blog

Blog: The US is using a mine in Greenland to counter China
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Blog Business Business (Denmark/Greenland) Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 2 General News Newsroom Picks • zone 1 

Blog: The US is using a mine in Greenland to counter China

Monday, June 27, 2022Mia Bennett1

Video Reports

Inuit artists reflect on their art, their culture and their language
Art Art (Canada) Canada Culture General Video Reports 

Inuit artists reflect on their art, their culture and their language

Wednesday, November 6, 2019Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic0

Feature

The Arctic in Pictures

The midnight sun in the High Arctic
News The Arctic in pictures 

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