Iceland’s wind power working group calls for input from public, municipalities
The working group formed in Iceland to examine the integration of wind power into its grid, is calling for comment
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Author: Eye on the Arctic
Truth & Reconciliation Commission in Finland—Election of new commissioners postponed
The Sami Parliament in Finland postponed the election of new commissioners to the country’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission this month
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Defence ministers of Norway, Finland, Sweden to talk security at Thursday meeting
Finland will host the defence ministers of Norway and Sweden on Thursday to talk about the “changing security environment” facing
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German icebreaker back from research trip to better understand Arctic ice
Scientists on the German icebreaker Polarstern returned from a seven-week research trip this month, before the boat heads to the
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Glowing snailfish full of antifreeze proteins found off coast of Greenland
A fish detected off the coast of Greenland has attracted researchers’ attention, not only because of its green and red
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Visitors cautioned about gas pollution at eruption site in Iceland’s Meradalir valley
The Icelandic Meteorological Office is cautioning visitors to the eruption site in Iceland’s Meradalir Valley to exercise caution as gas
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International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples important to mark says Inuit org
August 9 is the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples and the Inuit Circumpolar Council says it’s an important
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Especially warm and rainy July for Arctic Finland
Lapland, the northernmost region of Finland, experienced an especially warm and rainy July this year, says the Finnish Meteorological Institute
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Equipment for Arctic ice survey tested this summer in German highlands
New equipment for a current Arctic ice survey underway in Canada and in Greenland was tested this summer in the
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Iceland looks towards wind power, establishes working group
Iceland is looking towards integrating wind power into its grid and has established a working group this week to explore
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Physiological responses in narwhal disrupted by seismic surveys, says study
Sounds from the seismic air guns used in oil exploration disrupt the typical physiological responses in diving narwhals, says new
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Faroe Islands issues provisional dolphin catch limit for 2022, 2023
The Government of the Faroe Islands has issued a provisional dolphin catch limit for 2022 and 2023. The quota will
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Ottawa announces $7.46 million boost for two marine protected areas
The federal government is giving $7.46 million towards the co-management of two marine protected areas in Canada’s western Arctic, it
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Inuit gov in Atlantic Canada warns of possible contamination in wildlife
The government in Nunatsiavut, the Inuit region of Labrador in Atlantic Canada, is warning of possible wildlife contamination in their
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Arctic warming four times faster than thought, says study
Although it’s well known that climate change is having dramatic impacts on the North compared to elsewhere in the world,
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