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Blog – In 1969, humans reached the moon – and the North Pole, too

17 July 201919 July 2019 Mia Bennett 0 Comments Apollo 11, astronauts, Moon, North Pole, space

Few people realize that a mere 101 days before Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took their fateful steps, mankind officially

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Optic fibre cable in Arctic Canada was cut in ‘rare’ weekend telecom outage, says Northwestel

17 July 201918 July 2019 Kate Kyle, CBC News 0 Comments communications, fibre optic cable, Internet, Northwestel, NWT

Northwestel says a major communications disruption in the Yellowknife area, northwestern Canada, over the weekend resulted from a severed fibre

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Cooler summer weather has positive effects in Finland

16 July 201919 July 2019 Yle News 0 Comments Finland, summer, temperatures, weather

This summer has been exceptionally cool in Finland so far, but some say there are upsides to the low temperatures.

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Norwegian ships accompany Chinese rig to Russian Arctic drill site

16 July 201919 July 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments China, energy, Gazprom, Kara Sea, Murmansk, Novatek, offshore drilling, oil, Rosneft, Russia

A fleet of supply ships surround the Chinese rig “Nan Hai Ba Hao” as it gets ready to spud a

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Sweden wants to rebuild its “total defence” system

16 July 201917 July 2019 Liv Lewitschnik, Radio Sweden 0 Comments defence, military, security, Sweden, Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency

All people over the age of 16 living in Sweden can be called upon to assist in times of crisis

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Permanent fund dividend fight splits Alaska Republicans, some aligned with Democrats

15 July 201917 July 2019 Nathaniel Herz, Alaska Dispatch News 0 Comments Alaska Legislature, budget, Democrats, economy, Permanent Fund, Republicans, taxes

Typically, some of the most intense fights at the Alaska state Capitol are between factions of Democratic and Republican lawmakers.

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Citizens’ initiative to reform mining law heads to Finnish Parliament

15 July 201917 July 2019 Yle News 0 Comments environment, Finland, mine, mining

A citizen’s initiative to reform Finland’s mining law has received 50,000 signatures, meaning that the proposal now qualifies for consideration

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Artificial intelligence could better predict climate change impacts, some experts believe

15 July 201917 July 2019 Taylor Logan, CBC News 0 Comments agriculture, Artificial intelligence, Biodiversity, climate change, technology, temperatures, water, wildfires

Artificial intelligence (AI) is used to track patterns that could help tackle climate change challenges. All signs point toward a

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Arctic winds chill Finland in July

15 July 201917 July 2019 Yle News 0 Comments Midsummer, temperatures, weather

July has been unusually cool in Finland, with highs barely reaching 20 degrees Celsius. In June, the mercury hit 32

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Northern Canada: Order of Yukon medal unveiled

12 July 2019 Dave Croft, CBC News 0 Comments Angélique Bernard, awards, Order of Yukon, Yukon

The Order of Yukon medal was unveiled by the Commissioner of Yukon Angélique Bernard in Whitehorse Wednesday. Established last year,

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Environmental Protection Agency criticism of projected Pebble Mine ‘substantial’, says Alaska’s senator Murkowski

12 July 201915 July 2019 Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Environmental Protection Agency, Lisa Murkowski, mining, Pebble Mine

The Environmental Protection Agency issued harsh assessments of the proposed Pebble Mine last week, and they’ve made an impression on

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Mining boom to drive economic growth in northern territories beyond rest of Canada, report says

12 July 2019 Ryan Patrick Jones, CBC News 0 Comments economy, employment, jobs, mining, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, NWT, Yukon

Economic growth in the territories will outpace the rest of Canada over the next two years, driven by the strength

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Hybrid Norwegian cruise ship to sail through Northwest Passage

12 July 201915 July 2019 Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International 0 Comments cruise ships, cruises, Hurtigruten, Northwest Passage, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, NWT, tourism

A Norwegian cruise ship named after one of the country’s most famous polar explorers, Roald Amundsen, who became the first

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University of Alaska students, staff on edge due to impending budget cuts

12 July 201915 July 2019 Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, budget, education, legislation, University of Alaska

On the day the Legislature unsuccessfully attempted to override Governor Mike Dunleavy’s line-item veto, University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) biology

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Blog – Scotland, a gateway to the Arctic?

12 July 201917 July 2019 Mia Bennett 0 Comments history, identity, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom

Scotland’s islands, particularly Orkney, are capitalizing on their historic northern linkages both offensively, to take advantage of new economic opportunities