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Arctic Science Ministerial report stresses importance of int’l cooperation & community observations on climate

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, June 17, 2021 at 16:30
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The third Arctic Science Ministerial report was released on Wednesday, stressing the ongoing need for international cooperation and community observations

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Icelandic volcano could erupt for years, creating ‘perfect tourist’ attraction

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Posted: Friday, April 9, 2021 at 09:30
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It’s estimated more than 10,000 people have visited the site since Friday A volcano in Iceland spewing lava into the sky since it erupted

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Icelandic volcano erupts for first time in 6,000 years

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, March 22, 2021 at 13:16 — Last Updated: Monday, March 22, 2021 at 19:48
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Fagradalsfjall, a mountain on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwest Iceleand, erupted on Saturday for the first time in 6,000 years.

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Arctic Science Ministerial postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at 08:21 — Last Updated: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at 08:22
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The third Arctic Science Ministerial, scheduled to take place this November, has now been moved to 2021 because of the

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New guideline launched for Arctic-specific risk assessment in shipping

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, May 15, 2020 at 15:40 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 20:11
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A picture of the Arctic Ocean at the 85th parallel north between the Russian archipelago of Franz Josef Land and

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Large swaths of Iceland still without power Wednesday after winter megastorm

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at 16:18 — Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at 16:20
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Much of northern and eastern Iceland remained without power Wednesday afternoon after a winter storm raged across the country this

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Iceland to restrict heavy fuel oil use in territorial waters

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at 14:22 — Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at 15:29
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Iceland’s Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources will restrict heavy fuel oil use in the country’s territorial and internal waters

(Pictured here, plastic pollution in Thailand.)

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Iceland to host international symposium on plastics in Arctic and sub-Arctic

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, October 21, 2019 at 15:50 — Last Updated: Friday, October 25, 2019 at 13:31
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Iceland will host an international symposium on plastics in the Arctic and sub-Arctic this April to share best practices and

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Blog – Geoengineering climate fixes popular at Arctic Circle assembly

Mia Bennett
Posted: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at 14:53 — Last Updated: Friday, October 18, 2019 at 14:05
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At Arctic Circle 2019, U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry, it seemed, had not gotten the memo: Oil is out,

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Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry calls for climate action at Arctic Circle assembly

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at 11:20 — Last Updated: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at 14:54
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This is the war we must wage and win, says former U.S. Secretary of State as he encourages everyone, from

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Sweden’s Crown princess calls for action in Arctic during Iceland conference

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, October 11, 2019 at 10:32 — Last Updated: Friday, October 11, 2019 at 13:23
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The Arctic is a global issue that requires global resolve, says Victoria of Sweden and links her Arctic enthusiasm to

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Arctic Council group lobs GPS-bugged capsules into Atlantic to track litter trajectories in the North

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 08:29 — Last Updated: Friday, September 20, 2019 at 13:59
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The Arctic council working group focused on the polar marine environment is taking a novel approach raising awareness around marine

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Nordic PMs sign climate declaration at Iceland meeting

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at 14:25 — Last Updated: Friday, August 23, 2019 at 11:44
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A meeting of Nordic Prime Ministers ended in Reykjavik, Iceland on Tuesday with the signing of a joint declaration on

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Iceland glacier lost to climate change to get memorial ceremony this month

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, August 2, 2019 at 15:18 — Last Updated: Friday, August 2, 2019 at 15:19
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Iceland’s Okjökull glacier, or should we say former glacier, will be getting a memorial service this month when a delegation

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Environmental groups call for action on black carbon pollution

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at 14:03 — Last Updated: Thursday, May 9, 2019 at 10:46
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Environmental groups blasted the U.S. Wednesday for torpedoing the traditional joint declaration at the conclusion of the biennial Arctic Council