Southwest Alaska islands designated historic landmark by Obama administration
WASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Sally Jewell on Wednesday announced designation of a historic landmark in Southwest Alaska’s Walrus Islands. The “Walrus
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Environment
Strong winds and snowfall cause problems: Swedish Met Office
Heavy snowfalls and strong winds are causing the Swedish Met Office SMHI to issue weather warning for several parts of
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Arctic warming brings big change to Svalbard fjord
Kongsfjorden at Svalbard used to be covered by a metre-thick ice in winter. Now it is ice-free. Marine environment is
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Slowing Arctic warming called the only hope for polar bears in the long term
Just days before the inauguration of a new president who has dismissed climate change as a hoax, the Obama administration
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World’s most eco-friendly icebreaker starts duty
The first ever natural gas-powered icebreaker, dubbed Polaris, set off for the Bay of Bothnia from Katajanokka harbour in Helsinki
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Melting Arctic ice patches reveal rich archaeological record
Canadian archaeologist Tom Andrews is in a race against time. For more than a decade, Andrews and his team from
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North and South poles post low sea ice extent in December: NSIDC
Sea ice in the Arctic and the Antarctic set record low extents every day in December, according to the latest
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Trains freeze up again on holiday weekend
Bitterly cold weather has again spurred train delays around Finland on Friday as the country begins a long holiday weekend.
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Putin: emissions must be cut by at least 50%
As Russia starts its Year of the Environment, President Vladimir Putin presents a grand vision of a new and cleaner country. He demands
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Finland’s wolverines again in hunters’ sights after 35 years?
The Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry wants to allow restricted hunting of wolverines in reindeer herding areas. The elusive
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Bone-chilling cold arrives in Finland
Starting on Wednesday morning, winter will continue to make a comeback in what has so far been an unusually mild
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Ice-Blog: ‘Cheers’ to a cool Arctic in 2017
As 2016 drew to an end, the shortest day has passed in the northern hemisphere, and it should normally be
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Vaasa, Finland set to roll out biogas-fueled buses
The city of Vaasa on Finland’s west coast is nearly set to deploy a fleet of biogas-powered buses on its
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Caribou decline, Arctic shipping and renewable energy: WWF Canada looks back at 2016
The Arctic is already experiencing the effects of climate change with extremely alarming statistics on temperature rise and lack of
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Finland’s future – Even darker winters with temperatures like Hungary?
Average temperatures in Finland are rising nearly twice as fast as in the rest of the world, says the Finnish
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