Northwestern Canadian First Nation asks N.W.T. to speak out against northern Alberta mine
The chief of Smith’s Landing First Nation near Fort Smith, , is calling on the territorial government to speak out
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Global ocean temperatures hit new record highs in 2019 causing devastating effects in the Arctic
World ocean temperatures in 2019 were the highest ever recorded in human history, reflecting the speed at which our planet
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Northwestern Canadian territory sending 4 people to Australia to aid with devastating wildfires
Four people from the Northwest Territories are being deployed to Australia this week to help out efforts to contain its
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Meteorologists should watch the tropics rather than the Arctic to predict extreme cold in North America, study says
Meteorologists often look at the behaviour of the polar vortex to predict extreme cold events in North America, but the
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Gwich’in Tribal Council deputy chief from Canada shares frustration from COP25 conference
‘I actually feel really emotional right now,’ Jordan Peterson told CBC while at COP 25 The deputy chief of the
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Compilation: Nuclear energy in the Arctic
How are Arctic countries using nuclear energy and what are the debates about it? A look back at Eye on
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Arctic Canada: label ringed seals a species of concern, wildlife advisers tell feds
Ringed seals in Nunavut are facing changes in their habitats because of climate change, says a group of wildlife advisers.
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2019 shaping up to be the second or third warmest year on record, says WMO provisional report
The WMO Provisional Statement on the State of the Global Climate in 2019, released this week, says the global average
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International Inuit leaders and youth take climate message to COP25 in Madrid
A group of international Inuit leaders will be attending the COP25 climate conference in Madrid, and is calling on Arctic
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International voices publish multiple reports calling for immediate action on climate change
Over the past week, various scientific reports from influential organizations and scientific communities such as the UN and WMO have
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Earth set to warm 3.2 C by 2100 unless efforts to cut emissions are tripled: UN report
Without drastic action, our planet is headed toward warming of 3.2 C in less than 100 years, according to a
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We’ll see an ‘ice-free’ Arctic this century, says latest research
Researchers at the University of California’s Center for Climate Science say they have narrowed the projections of when the Arctic
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Microbes and Northern wildlife: Selected reports
Recent studies show how global climate change and warmer temperatures in the North are affecting the spread of potentially harmful
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Scientists warn of Arctic microbial threats induced by climate change
Climate change in the Arctic is not only melting permafrost, transforming landscapes, wreaking havoc with northern infrastructure, releasing greenhouse gases
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Arctic sea ice loss linked to spread of deadly virus in marine mammals
The reduction of sea ice in the Arctic is destroying animal habitat and affecting the entire planet. It is also
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