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De-icing monster on the approach, departure looking more likely! (Irene Quaile)
Blog Environment Environment (Norway) General Norway 

Ice-Blog: Snow delays? In Norway?

Irene Quaile
Posted: Thursday, January 15, 2015 at 21:39 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:31
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Norway is one place that generally has no problem with a bit of snow, but my flight from Oslo to

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The UCLA research team at work in August 2014. (Mia Bennett)
Blog Denmark/Greenland Environment Environment (Denmark/Greenland) General 

Blog: Landmark UCLA study reveals melting of Greenland ice sheet from top to bottom

Mia Bennett
Posted: Thursday, January 15, 2015 at 18:39 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:33
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Many scientists have studied how the glaciers and big chunks of ice breaking off the edges of the Greenland ice sheet are

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Ny Alesund, Spitsbergen hosts the world’s northernmost marine lab. (Irene Quaile, 2007)
Blog Environment Environment (Norway) General Norway 

Ice-Blog: Arctic Ocean – “Mare incognitum”

Irene Quaile
Posted: Thursday, January 15, 2015 at 16:49 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:31
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As I continue to prepare for my trip to Svalbard and the Arctic waters around the archipelago, into the Polar

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Blog Environment Environment (Norway) General Norway 

Ice-blog: Unlocking secrets of the polar night

Irene Quaile
Posted: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at 20:54 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:31
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During visits to Arctic research sites in summer, I have experienced first-hand the energy and inspiration that comes from around-the-clock

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Blog Canada General Society Society (Canada) 

Politics, energy & climate: Arctic week in review

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, January 9, 2015 at 22:19 — Last Updated: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at 21:49
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On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this

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(iStock)
Blog Denmark/Greenland Environment Environment (Denmark/Greenland) General Special Features 

Blog: Arctic oil and gas must stay in ground to restrict warming to 2°C says study

Mia Bennett
Posted: Friday, January 9, 2015 at 16:33 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:33
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Scientists have realized for some time now that the extraction of fossil fuels must dramatically slow down if the global

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Russian Polar Hero Artur Chilingarov speaks at Arctic Circle 2014 in Reykjavik, Iceland. (Mia Bennett)
Blog General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

2014 in Review: A strained year for the Arctic

Mia Bennett
Posted: Thursday, January 8, 2015 at 06:32 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:33
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If 2013 was a year of expanded Arctic cooperation, perhaps best highlighted by the acceptance of five Asian states as

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The Greenlandic flag in territory's capital city of Nuuk. The incumbent Siumut party narrowly won a snap election in November 2014. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Blog Business Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) Special Features 

Russia, shipping and political crisis in Greenland: 2014 Year in Review (Part 3)

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at 17:45 — Last Updated: Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 13:52
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Today is the last  instalment of the Eye on the Arctic  Year in Review  where we checked in with our

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Stories concerning everything from drilling and education, to journalism and the environment, were among your most read stories this week. (iStock)
Blog Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) Special Features 

Blog: The evolving role of regions in Arctic governance

Heather Exner-Pirot
Posted: Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at 19:37 — Last Updated: Friday, May 20, 2016 at 12:50
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An interesting thing happened last Fall as the US prepared for its upcoming Arctic Council chairmanship. The Alaska Arctic Policy

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Night falls in Norway. (Mia Bennett)
Blog General Russia Society Society (Russia) Special Features 

Blog: When is it New Year’s at the North Pole?

Mia Bennett
Posted: Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at 07:27 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:33
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When December 31 draws to a close, people around the world will welcome in a new year. Unlike in the

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Kashgar, China – the former and future gateway to the Silk Road. The desert city is a far cry from Murmansk. (iStock)
Blog Business Business (Russia) General Russia Special Features 

Blog: China’s silk road plans could challenge Northern Sea Route

Mia Bennett
Posted: Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at 16:45 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:33
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For several years now, the Northern Sea Route (NSR), the shipping lane hugging the north coast of Russia, has been touted

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Blog Environment General 

Ice-Blog: Santa on Arctic watch, says UN expert

Irene Quaile
Posted: Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at 22:01 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:31
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As we come to the end of what looks set to be one of the warmest years on record, there

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Icebreaker towing cargo ship through thick ice-field in the European Arctic. What kind of shipping traffic will the North American Arctic experience with the changing climate? (iStock)
Blog Canada General Society Society (Canada) 

Eye on the Arctic – Week in Review 12/05/19

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, December 19, 2014 at 19:33 — Last Updated: Monday, December 22, 2014 at 22:10
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On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this

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Blog Business Business (Canada) Canada General 

Ice-Blog: Arctic investment – still a hot prospect?

Irene Quaile
Posted: Monday, December 15, 2014 at 16:34 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:31
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As I mentioned in the last post, I talked to various people about the current state of interest in the Arctic,

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Black guillemot. (iStock)
Blog Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General Special Features 

Ice-Blog: From Alaska to Ottawa

Irene Quaile
Posted: Thursday, December 11, 2014 at 21:43 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:31
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Ottawa has been the setting for “Arctic Change”, another major Arctic conference this week. It is organised by the research

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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