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Unpredictable winds make wildfires an erratic adversary: experts

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at 10:38
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Fire generally moves in the same direction the wind is blowing, but mountains can complicate matters Hot weather and dry

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Climate change affecting composition of forests in Yukon, Canada, study finds

Julien Gignac, CBC News @juliengignac
Posted: Monday, August 8, 2022 at 08:41
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What happens when one type of tree can no longer survive as well? It’s replaced, study says Deciduous trees are

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In Canada’s north, environment-minded Pope gets climate change close-up

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Thursday, July 28, 2022 at 11:10 — Last Updated: Friday, July 29, 2022 at 16:57
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Pope Francis’s visit to Canada’s Arctic territory of Nunavut draws attention to a focal point for global climate change, with

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Cleanup of historic oil spill in northern Canada underway, source still unknown

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at 15:45 — Last Updated: Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at 15:50
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There’s an iridescent shine on the wet pavement near the foot of the Northwest Territories Power Corporation property along the

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Thousands of plastic bottles from Iqaluit’s water crisis to be turned into clothes

Jackie McKay, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, July 21, 2022 at 12:15
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Eight sea cans full of plastic water bottles are being sent from Iqaluit to Montreal for recycling at the end

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Our garbage is threatening polar bears — but there are solutions, new report says

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at 10:54
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A new research paper suggests food waste from humans is posing an increasing threat to already struggling polar bear populations

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Thawing Arctic will reveal more mummified creatures, brings new risks

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at 09:31
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By Laura McQuillan · CBC News  Millions of tonnes of carbon and methane, trapped in permafrost for thousands of years, could be

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Bearded seals have a penchant for floating alone on pieces of drifting Arctic sea ice. (iStock)
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Ottawa announces $7.46 million boost for two marine protected areas

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Monday, July 11, 2022 at 16:09 — Last Updated: Monday, July 11, 2022 at 16:17
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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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Historic 2022 wildfire season has Yukon well past 25-year average for area burned

CBC News
Posted: Monday, July 11, 2022 at 11:10
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By Sissi De Flaviis, CBC News  The total area burned is nearly five times higher than it was at this

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Inuit gov in Atlantic Canada warns of possible contamination in wildlife

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, July 8, 2022 at 15:46
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The government in Nunatsiavut, the Inuit region of Labrador in Atlantic Canada, is warning of possible wildlife contamination in their

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High-to-extreme fire risk in most communities in Canada’s Northwest Territories

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at 13:18
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A wildfire by Vee Lake outside Yellowknife, an abandoned campfire near Norman Wells among recent reports A wildfire was burning

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‘The water’s coming up’: Nahanni Butte chief says residents should get ready for flooding

Liny Lamberink, CBC News @linylamberink
Posted: Friday, June 10, 2022 at 15:24
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As water levels continue to rise on the South Nahanni and Liard rivers, Nahɂą Dehé Dene Band Chief Steve Vital says

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Yellowknife issues city-wide fire ban

CBC News
Posted: Friday, June 10, 2022 at 14:05
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If you were planning to use your fire pit in Yellowknife tonight, you’ll have to hold off for the foreseeable

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No sport fishing for salmon on Yukon River again this year, as numbers stay low

CBC News
Posted: Friday, June 10, 2022 at 11:10 — Last Updated: Friday, June 10, 2022 at 11:13
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It’s become the norm in recent years — the closure of the once-popular recreational and commercial salmon fishery on the

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Fort Liard, Nahanni Butte should be on ‘high alert’ for flooding in coming days, says N.W.T. gov’t

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, June 9, 2022 at 15:21
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The communities of Fort Liard and Nahanni Butte should be on high alert for possible flooding in the coming days,

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