Research balloon breaks tether, floats away before falling into Beaufort Sea
A 13-foot-tall research balloon that was to float into the clouds on a mile-long tether above Alaska’s North Slope broke
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Environment
Finland’s Saimaa lake region navigates towards UNESCO status
Authorities in Finland’s largest inland lake network believe that obtaining Geopark status, in recognition of the area’s international geographical significance,
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Warming lake waters defy Jaakko’s Day legend in Finland
Although according to ancient Finnish legend, sea and lake waters begin to cool on July 25, the opposite seems to
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Ice-Blog: Hottest year – scary, but not for Arctic shippers from China?
As I sit in my Bonn office between thunderstorms in a week where we reached a record 36 degrees Celsius
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Renewables help keep energy costs low in Finland: experts
Some households’ electric rates have risen incrementally this summer, but overall prices remain low compared to long-term averages. Experts attribute
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Extreme heat on the Russian tundra
If this is the new trend, it will dramatically affect ecology in the region, researchers say. A state of emergency
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Applying lessons learned to future Arctic fishery
While the possibility of fishing in the central Arctic Ocean – the world’s last untapped fishing area – excites many
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McHugh fire: Seward Highway remains open as fire officials watch for shifting winds
Growth of the McHugh Creek wildfire slowed Wednesday as firefighters worked to contain flames about a mile away from homes in Potter
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First half of 2016 breaks heat records, Arctic sea ice reaches lowest levels: NASA
The first six months of 2016 were the planet’s warmest since meteorologists started keeping records in the late 19th century,
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Control or ban? International discussion on commercial fishery in the Arctic Ocean
Arctic states and several other invited fishing nations met in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada, to continue discussions on regulation for commercial fishing
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Inuit elders tell their experience of Arctic climate change
A new book looks at the human side of climate change in the Arctic. It’s called “The Caribou Taste Different
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Canadian team to study, collect Arctic plants
Botanists from the Canadian Museum of Nature are travelling to Hudson Bay, near the community of Arviat, Nunavut on an
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The Katmai bear cam is back
Explore.org is once again live streaming brown bears as they fish for salmon at Katmai National Park and Preserve. Looking
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Arctic science cooperation agreement ‘good for Canada’: POLAR
An agreement on enhancing scientific cooperation among circumpolar countries and others interested in polar research signed in Ottawa last week
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U.S. officials optimistic about Arctic fishery agreement
As melting Arctic sea ice is set for another record retreat this summer, U.S. officials are optimistic that Arctic states and the
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