CANADA
Indigenous, distinction-based health legislation & moving forward on UNDRIP among Canadian government priorities in throne speech
Northern-specific issues were largely absent from Wednesday’s throne speech in Canada, but moving forward on introducing legislation on the United
FINLAND
Finnair to end flights to five regional airports, including to Kemi, Lapland
National airline Finnair has announced plans to end domestic commercial flights to five regional airports after the upcoming winter season,
NORWAY
2020 shaping up to have second lowest Arctic sea ice extent on record
This season’s sea-ice extent is soon reaching minimum, with a specially sharp decline north of Svalbard and Russia’s Arctic archipelagos.
SWEDEN
Ten billion kroner for Sweden’s upcoming climate budget
Almost ten billion kronor in the upcoming autumn budget will go to measures that help cut climate emissions in industry and
RUSSIA
Despite major technical troubles, new Russian icebreaker sets course for Barents Sea
With only two of its three engines in operation, Russia’s new nuclear-powered icebreaker is on its maiden voyage to icy
USA
Mine in Arctic Alaska tightens protocols after COVID-19 cases
Several cases of COVID-19 have been reported since the beginning of September at the Red Dog Mine in Northwest Alaska,
DENMARK/GREENLAND
WMO verifies -69.6 C northern hemisphere cold record in Greenland
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has recognized the coldest recorded temperature in the northern hemisphere as being -69.6 C that
ICELAND
Iceland extends bar, nightclub COVID-19 closures in capital area until September 27
Iceland has extended its closure of bars and nightclubs until September 27 in an effort to tamp down ballooning COVID-19
