Eroding village of Shishmaref votes in favor of relocating to mainland, a key step
Residents of the coastal Alaska village with some of the worst erosion in the state voted this week to relocate rather
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Environment
Ice-Blog: German research station celebrates birthday in Arctic Norway
25 years ago, Germany set up its own Arctic research station in the tiny settlement of Ny Alesund, in the
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Arctic fish populations changing as ice dwindles, report says
Pacific cod, walleye pollock and some types of salmon have been found in more areas of U.S. Arctic waters and
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In Russia’s warmest summer ever, Arctic ice reaches record low
Ice layers in parts of the country’s Arctic shrink to almost 70 percent below normal. Reports from leading Russian research
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Gloomy lingonberry forecast for northern Sweden
There will be a lot fewer lingonberries in the north of Sweden this year compared to last, according to the
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Monitoring shows birds flying farther and faster than previously throught
Birds are migrating further and faster than previously thought, something that will require a rethink when it comes to habitat
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More cooperation needed with Russia on aquaculture says Norwegian minister
Norway’s Minister of Fisheries Per Sandberg calls on more cooperation in border areas after a scandalous video shows how tons
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Norilsk Nickel bribed eco watchdog, say prosecutors in Arctic Russia
Prosecutors in Murmansk, Russia have filed a suit against Ruslan Tishenko, leader of the regional Nature Protection Control Authority, on
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Warming climate expected to squeeze out Arctic bird habitat
Many species of shorebirds that migrate to the Arctic each year to breed their young will lose substantial amounts of
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Ice-Blog: Alpine ice – no more than a memory? New archive of ice cores
It was with mixed feelings that I read an article drawn to my attention by a colleague earlier in the
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Wet weekend ahead for Finnish Lapland
There’s a wet weekend in store for most of the country as a band of rainfall moves in on Saturday
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Port of Helsinki entices int’l cruises not to dump wastewater
Late summer is high season for international cruise ships in Helsinki’s ports, and 12 world-class passenger ships are expected to
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New knowledge about ancient Arctic life is reshaping understanding of dinosaurs
Alaska’s North Slope teems with Arctic wildlife, from bears and caribou to lightweight birds that migrate from as far away as
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Ice-Blog: New Zealand glaciers on the retreat
During my first trip to Australia around 25 years ago, I was standing outside a phone box (there are still
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Alaska & Russia join forces to create database of walrus haulouts dating back 160-years
When Russian explorers sailed that nation’s northeastern coastline along the Chukchi Sea in 1852, they were startled when they encountered
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