Climate-driven Arctic permafrost thaw will dramatically alter northern landscapes: study
Rapid climate-driven permafrost thaw in huge swaths of the Arctic will dramatically change northern landscapes in the same way landscapes
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Environment
Wolves shot amid “exceptional number” of backyard sightings in Western Finland
Game officials hope that two recent shootings of wolves will discourage the animals from making such frequent incursions into heavily
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Norway’s Arctic oil decision is extremely disappointing, says Member of the European Parliament
Heidi Hautala fears Norway’s move justifies Arctic offshore drilling for Russia and the US. Only a few days ahead of
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Rare birds around Russian Arctic oil field not a problem, company financed study says
Unique populations of birds nicely nest alongside the new Novy Port oil project, researchers hired by company Gazprom Neft say.
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World maritime body presents Polar Code to Arctic Council meeting in Alaska
High level representatives of the eight circumpolar countries and Arctic Indigenous organizations that make up the Arctic Council received an
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Floating nuclear power plant should not be fueled with uranium in St. Petersburg, environmentalists say
Political party Yabloko demands that the soon-to-be operation is conducted in safe distance from the city center. In a public
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New Polar Code takes centre stage at Arctic Shipping summit in Montreal
About 50 shipping and marine industry representatives, experts and government officials gathered in Montreal this week to discuss recent changes in
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Switzerland joins growing list of countries having banned seal product imports
Switzerland has become the latest country to introduce a ban on the import of seal products, joining a similar ban
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Ice-Blog: Arctic summer sea ice cover could disappear with 2C temperature rise
The Arctic sea ice may disappear completely in summers this century, even if the world keeps to the Paris Agreement.
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Nordics’ biggest lithium ion battery helping hydropower in Finland
Lithium ion battery technology is making headlines in Finland again, this time due to energy company Fortum’s rollout of the
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International Polar Bear Day: The science and culture of this iconic animal
February 27 is International Polar Bear Day, a chance to spotlight how climate change is affecting these iconic animals. Eye
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Sweden’s glaciers are melting away
New areal images show glaciers along Sweden’s eastern border are shrinking with some melting at a surprising clip. Björn Olander, a
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Blowing snow reduces visibility in southern Finland
A motor accident involving several cars near Lohja has stopped traffic on Finland’s motorway connecting Helsinki and Turku. The Finnish
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Alaska is trying to slice some land out of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The state’s current dispute over the boundary of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a place believed to have huge oil
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Finland carbon neutral by 2045 says country’s environment minister
Environment Minister Kimmo Tiilikainen says that Nordic countries should be world leaders in climate policy. He says Finland could reach
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