Arctic sea ice hits new record winter low
Arctic sea ice contracted to a new record winter low this year with the largest declines in the Barents and
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Environment
Warm Easter predicted across Finland… even for Lapland
The weather forecast looks fairly bright for the Easter weekend, with drier, sunnier conditions moving in across Finland and temperatures
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Canadian study looks at Arctic beetles as climate change markers
The poster boy for climate change in the Arctic is the ferocious but wildly photogenic polar bear. But if Chris
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Arctic’s ‘startling’ winter warmth ‘milepost’ say scientists
FAIRBANKS — This winter was so unusually warm in Alaska — and around the Arctic — that it took even
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Sweden: Gotland & Öland could face severe water shortage
Record-low groundwater levels have been recorded on the islands of Öland and Gotland in southeastern Sweden and may lead to
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Nobel Peace Prize winners call for halt to Arctic drilling
Several Nobel Laureates point a warning finger against Norway; oil exploration in the Arctic must stop. In a letter, the Nobel
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Ice-Blog: Trudeau and Obama’s Arctic endeavours
Sometimes there are pleasant surprises to end the week. An announcement by the U.S. and Canadian leaders that they are
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Japan, Finland agree to boost cooperation in the Arctic
Japan and Finland are ready for Arctic cooperation, including the use of the Northern Sea Route and the development of
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Obama, Trudeau announce plans to fight Arctic oil and gas pollution; Alaskans criticize lack of input
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a joint plan to cut methane emissions from
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Ice-based Arctic research station in jeopardy: Chilingarov
Unless the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology comes up with 200 million rubles or about $2.8 million USD,
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Canada’s Supreme Court agrees to hear Arctic seismic testing case opposed by Inuit
Canada’s highest court has agreed to hear an appeal against seismic testing in Arctic waters between Canada and Greenland brought
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Newly arrived fox makes fast friends at Alaska Wildlife Conservation Centre (with video)
PORTAGE — Employees at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Centre were breathing a sigh of relief Tuesday morning as the center’s newest
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Green Party calls on Liberal government to stop seismic testing in Davis Strait
The federal government urgently needs to step in and stop planned seismic testing in Davis Strait regardless whether the Supreme
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Eagle attacks military drone
Military personnel were filming the Cold Response exercise, multinational war games in central Norway, when their drone suddenly was attacked
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Caribou or development? Question debated in Arctic communities
For years there has been concern about the rapidly declining caribou herds across Canada. According to World Wildlife Fund-Canada, the
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