Greening of Arctic, browning of boreal forest
Scientists and residents of Canada’s far north have been noting changes in the Arctic for many years: more plants, more shrubs
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Environment
Focus on green energy in the Arctic
Clean and renewable energy for people living in the Arctic is one of the focal points for the U.S. chairmanship
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Ahead of Russia’s Year of Ecology, government targets green activists
Pressure is growing on the country’s independent environmental organizations. “I am confident that with joint efforts we will succeed, that
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Meet America’s only wild wood bison herd, which now roams Western Alaska
SHAGELUK – Wood bison calves are easy to spot from the sky. Their coats are reddish, making them easily distinguishable from
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Russian rocket that worried Inuit groups launched Saturday
Russia successfully launched a rocket into space on Saturday despite fears expressed by Inuit hunters in the eastern Canadian Arctic
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Inuit hunters worry about toxic splash from Russian rocket
Despite assurances by Russian and Canadian authorities that a Russian rocket engine slated to fall in northern Baffin Bay this
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The embers of last year’s wildfires are coming back with a vengeance
BETHEL – Hidden underground all winter, an unusual number of holdover fires that smouldered for months in Alaska’s deep duff
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Warming, fires, warming, fires: How tundra wildfires could create an unstoppable cycle
When lightning sparked a big fire in the tundra of Alaska’s Arctic North Slope nine years ago, scientists were stunned. The
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Alaska pushing feds to allow Western Arctic caribou hunt
Alaska’s biggest caribou herd, one that has swelled and crashed over the past four decades, now is stirring conflict between
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Arctic drilling not compatible with climate targets: Total
It will not conduct oil exploration or production operations in the Arctic ice pack, the French oil major underlines in
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Battle over the future of Sweden’s right to roam
A forestry company in the northern area of Arjeplog is tired of car companies using its frozen lakes as test
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Ice-Blog: Translating COP21 from intent into action… is time running out?
After all the hype surrounding the Paris Climate Agreement in December, there is a real danger of anti-climax, of feeling
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Arctic Alaskan city posts record-early spring snowmelt
The northernmost community in the United States posted its earliest snowmelt on record, federal scientists reported. The snow at the
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Blog: At White House, U.S. and Nordic leaders talk shop on the Arctic
Last Friday, over a state dinner of cured salmon, salt-cured ahi tuna, and venison tartar with truffle vinaigrette, President Barack
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Tackling Alaska’s $100-million plastic pollution problem
WASHINGTON — Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan turned the focus of a congressional committee toward the mounting problems of marine debris
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