Ice-Blog: Paris – A COP-out for Arctic Peoples?
On a recent edition of DW’s Living Planet programme, Lakeidra Chavis reported on the effect of melting permafrost on indigenous
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Mixed reactions in Finland to Paris climate accord
Nearly 200 world leaders celebrated an early Christmas in Paris Saturday after signing an unprecedented pact to limit global warming
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Positive reaction to climate deal in Sweden
The climate deal reached in Paris has been mostly welcomed by climate experts in Sweden. “It’s a historic moment but
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Sweden’s Romson on new climate draft
Sweden’s Environment Minister is cautiously optimistic in her comments on the latest draft proposal from the UN climate negotiations in Paris.
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COP21: View from Canada’s Northwest Territories
On the occasion of the United Nations climate change conference in Paris (November 30- December 11), Eye on the Arctic has
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Miserable snow conditions in Finland
With long-term forecasts now extending to late December, meteorologists at Finland’s public broadcaster Yle, say it is likely that sleigh
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Paris climate talks enter last week
The UN climate talks in Paris are halfway and the civil servants have now handed over to the world’s climate
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Q&A: What’s at stake for the Arctic at COP21?
All eyes are on the United Nations climate change conference (COP21) in Paris. As part of our Eye on the
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Small grizzlies dominate bigger polar bears: study
North Slope grizzly bears may be little, but when it comes to grabbing morsels of bowhead whale scraps, they are mighty
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Storm Helga weather warning for Sweden
The Swedish weather service SMHI has issued an official warning for high winds of up to 30 metres per second in the
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Blog: Will COP21 turn down heat on Arctic?
The world’s leaders are meeting in Paris this week for the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, generally known as
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Ice-Blog: Can Paris avert threat to cryosphere?
To those of us who work on polar subjects, there is no question about the relevance of the cryosphere to
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Alaska to lose much of its shallow permafrost
Shallow permafrost lies beneath the surface of more than a third of mainland Alaska, but 16 percent to 24 percent
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Canadian caribou herd rebounds but future uncertain
Canada’s smallest caribou finally got some good news last week. After seeing its population decline by almost 80 per cent,
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Swedish PM calls for ‘green industrial revolution’
A green industry can bring about massive change, said Prime Minister Stefan Löfven when he addressed world leaders at the
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