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Environment

Visitors cautioned about gas pollution at eruption site in Iceland’s Meradalir valley
* Featured * Countries Environment Environment (Iceland) Featured • Zone 3 Iceland 

Visitors cautioned about gas pollution at eruption site in Iceland’s Meradalir valley

Politics

Former Kuujjuaq mayor named Liberal candidate for Ungava in Quebec election
* Featured * Canada Featured • Zone 2 General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Former Kuujjuaq mayor named Liberal candidate for Ungava in Quebec election

Society

Polar bear shot dead in Svalbard after attacking tourist
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Norway Society Society (Norway) 

Polar bear shot dead in Svalbard after attacking tourist

Science

Levels of ‘forever chemicals’ in Antarctica are increasing says study
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 Science 

Levels of ‘forever chemicals’ in Antarctica are increasing says study

Business

Victoria Gold takes Yukon Water Board to court over $74M increase to mine security
* Featured * Business Business (Canada) Canada Countries Featured • Zone 1 General 

Victoria Gold takes Yukon Water Board to court over $74M increase to mine security

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

Victoria Gold takes Yukon Water Board to court over $74M increase to mine security
* Featured * Business Business (Canada) Canada Countries Featured • Zone 1 General 

Victoria Gold takes Yukon Water Board to court over $74M increase to mine security

Wednesday, August 10, 2022Jackie Hong, CBC News0
Former Kuujjuaq mayor named Liberal candidate for Ungava in Quebec election
* Featured * Canada Featured • Zone 2 General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Former Kuujjuaq mayor named Liberal candidate for Ungava in Quebec election

Wednesday, August 10, 2022Jane George, CBC News0
Visitors cautioned about gas pollution at eruption site in Iceland’s Meradalir valley
* Featured * Countries Environment Environment (Iceland) Featured • Zone 3 Iceland 

Visitors cautioned about gas pollution at eruption site in Iceland’s Meradalir valley

Tuesday, August 9, 2022Eye on the Arctic0

Canada

Victoria Gold takes Yukon Water Board to court over $74M increase to mine security
* Featured * Business Business (Canada) Canada Countries Featured • Zone 1 General 

Victoria Gold takes Yukon Water Board to court over $74M increase to mine security

Wednesday, August 10, 2022Jackie Hong, CBC News0
Former Kuujjuaq mayor named Liberal candidate for Ungava in Quebec election
* Featured * Canada Featured • Zone 2 General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Former Kuujjuaq mayor named Liberal candidate for Ungava in Quebec election

Wednesday, August 10, 2022Jane George, CBC News0
Unpredictable winds make wildfires an erratic adversary: experts
* Featured * Canada Countries Environment Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 General News 

Unpredictable winds make wildfires an erratic adversary: experts

Tuesday, August 9, 2022CBC News0

Denmark/Greenland

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples important to mark says Inuit org
* Featured * Countries Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 3 General News Politics Politics (Denmark/Greenland) 

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples important to mark says Inuit org

Tuesday, August 9, 2022Eye on the Arctic0
Equipment for Arctic ice survey tested this summer in German highlands
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Denmark/Greenland Environment Environment (Denmark/Greenland) Featured • Zone 3 General News Newsroom Picks • zone 3 

Equipment for Arctic ice survey tested this summer in German highlands

Wednesday, August 3, 2022Eye on the Arctic0
Physiological responses in narwhal disrupted by seismic surveys, says study
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Countries Denmark/Greenland Environment Environment (Denmark/Greenland) Featured • Zone 2 General News Newsroom Picks • zone 3 

Physiological responses in narwhal disrupted by seismic surveys, says study

Tuesday, July 12, 2022Eye on the Arctic0

Finland

Especially warm and rainy July for Arctic Finland
* Featured * Countries Environment Environment (Finland) Featured • Zone 3 Finland General News 

Especially warm and rainy July for Arctic Finland

Monday, August 8, 2022Eye on the Arctic0
Finland’s national parks still drawing crowds after pandemic peaks
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 Finland General Society Society (Finland) 

Finland’s national parks still drawing crowds after pandemic peaks

Monday, August 1, 2022Yle News0
Air France launches flights to three destinations above the Arctic Circle
Business Business (Finland) 

Air France launches flights to three destinations above the Arctic Circle

Friday, July 22, 2022Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer0

Iceland

Visitors cautioned about gas pollution at eruption site in Iceland’s Meradalir valley
* Featured * Countries Environment Environment (Iceland) Featured • Zone 3 Iceland 

Visitors cautioned about gas pollution at eruption site in Iceland’s Meradalir valley

Tuesday, August 9, 2022Eye on the Arctic0
Pressure still high, authorities continue to monitor Iceland eruption site
* Featured * Countries Environment (Iceland) Featured • Zone 3 Iceland News 

Pressure still high, authorities continue to monitor Iceland eruption site

Thursday, August 4, 2022Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic0
Volcano near Iceland’s capital, main airport erupts again after 8-month pause
* Featured * Environment Environment (Iceland) Featured • Zone 3 General Iceland 

Volcano near Iceland’s capital, main airport erupts again after 8-month pause

Wednesday, August 3, 2022The Associated Press0

Norway

Russia warns of rocket splashdown north of Svalbard
* Featured * Featured • Zone 2 General Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Russia warns of rocket splashdown north of Svalbard

Monday, August 8, 2022Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer0
Polar bear shot dead in Svalbard after attacking tourist
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Norway Society Society (Norway) 

Polar bear shot dead in Svalbard after attacking tourist

Monday, August 8, 2022Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer0
Border traffic more than doubled after Russia relaxed COVID restrictions
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Border traffic more than doubled after Russia relaxed COVID restrictions

Tuesday, August 2, 2022Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer0

Russia

Deep crisis looms, but here comes Russia’s biggest ever Arctic oil project
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Business Business (Russia) Countries Featured • Zone 2 General News Newsroom Picks • zone 2 RCI Russia 

Deep crisis looms, but here comes Russia’s biggest ever Arctic oil project

Thursday, July 28, 2022Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer0
Russia taking over ownership stakes in Arctic oil field
Business Business (Russia) Countries General News RCI Russia 

Russia taking over ownership stakes in Arctic oil field

Wednesday, July 27, 2022The Associated Press0
New Russian war monument near Norway praises battle and aggression in Ukraine
Countries General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Russia) News Politics Politics (Russia) RCI Russia 

New Russian war monument near Norway praises battle and aggression in Ukraine

Tuesday, July 26, 2022Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer0

Sweden

US Senate votes overwhelmingly in favour of Sweden and Finland  joining NATO
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Newsroom Picks • zone 2 Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

US Senate votes overwhelmingly in favour of Sweden and Finland joining NATO

Thursday, August 4, 2022Radio Sweden0
Blackouts in 2013 in Sweden lasted longer and hit nearly 200,000 households.(iStock)
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Electricity prices climb in Sweden as Russian gas pipeline goes offline

Friday, July 15, 2022Radio Sweden0
Sweden’s Armed Forces want exemptions to environmental rules
* Featured * Countries Featured • Zone 1 Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

Sweden’s Armed Forces want exemptions to environmental rules

Friday, July 8, 2022Radio Sweden0

USA

Alaskans are rethinking their spending habits as record inflation hits the state
Business Business (USA) News 

Alaskans are rethinking their spending habits as record inflation hits the state

Friday, July 22, 2022Kavitha George, Alaska Public Media0
Arctic warming four times faster than thought, says study
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Countries Environment Environment (USA) Featured • Zone 3 General Newsroom Picks • zone 1 USA 

Arctic warming four times faster than thought, says study

Wednesday, July 6, 2022Eye on the Arctic1
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

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: Shetland races to build a sub-Arctic spaceport
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Blog Featured • Zone 3 Newsroom Picks • zone 1 Science 

Blog: Shetland races to build a sub-Arctic spaceport

Monday, August 1, 2022Mia Bennett0

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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