Ice-Blog: Why Africa has to worry about melting Greenland ice
Working for an international broadcaster which has Africa as one of its key target groups, I often find it difficult
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Environment
Russian activist in exile says Norway’s nuclear waste support is irresponsible
Nadezhda Kutepova was forced to flee Russia after fighting for the rights of the residents in radioactive contaminated villages near
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Russian soldiers to collect waste at nuclear test site on Novaya Zemlya island
94 soldiers from the 12th Main Directorate fly to Novaya Zemlya to collect scrap metal at the nuclear weapons test
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Summer surprise: Snow in northern Finland prompts ski resort to reopen
The skiing season ended in Northern Lapland in mid-May, but the weather there is still so cold and snowfall so
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Ice-Blog: Trump’s alternative reality? No warming, cool oceans, intact coral
“Irene, have you heard the news? Looks like Trump has pulled out of the Paris Agreement.” While the US President
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Coldest spring in 20 years in northern Finland
Average May temperature in Finnish Lapland was more than 6° C colder than last spring when it was green leaves
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Sweden’s climate minister : U.S. withdrawal from Paris sends a bad signal
The Swedish government says it is a shame the USA is pulling out of the Paris Accord, but that the move
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U.S. pullout from Paris climate pact condemned by Finnish leaders
Finnish leaders and experts have so far unanimously condemned US President Trump’s decision to withdraw the US from the Paris
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Norwegian and Russian officials disagree on nickel plant emissions cuts
Sulphur emissions will be slashed 30 percent by year 2019, the Russian side says. That is not enough, the Norwegians respond.
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Alaska’s tiny, restless Bogoslof volcano erupts again – and researchers won’t be going there anytime soon
Alaska’s most active volcano, the tiny and tempestuous Bogoslof, erupted again over the weekend, the latest installation in a geologic
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As Arctic weather dramatically changes, world meteorologists take on more joint forecasting
A two-year joint effort is to help the World Meteorological Organization enhance Arctic observation, modeling and weather prediction. Something very
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Contaminants in animals provide clues about the health of the North
FAIRBANKS — An environmental mystery lies in the remote Aleutian chain, the archipelago that stretches to Asia: Why do endangered Steller
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Alaska looks for help fighting ‘blob’ oozing toward Dalton Highway
In a race against time, state transportation officials plan to move a nearly mile-long section of the Dalton Highway so it
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2 Alaska volcanoes erupt just hours apart
An eruption at Bogoslof volcano – one of two to erupt in the Aleutian Islands Tuesday – is its first
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Bright nights begin as midnight sun rises over northern Finland
The midnight sun has risen over Finland’s northernmost municipality, Utsjoki, and will not dip down below the horizon until the
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