Wolves attack sheep and lambs in North Sweden
This weekend, wolf attacks were responsible for the deaths of a number of sheep and lambs in northern Sweden, in
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Environment
Beaufort, Chukchi and Bering waves are getting bigger: study
Waves grew bigger and spaced farther apart as ice cover diminished in the Arctic and sub-Arctic waters off Alaska and western Canada,
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Arctic foxes making a comeback in Sweden
More than a decade ago, the fjällräven, or arctic fox, in Scandinavia was on the brink of extinction. But things
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Climate change could threaten Sweden’s shrimp
Warmer water as a consequence of climate change could threaten Swedish shrimp production on the west coast, as the animals
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Ice-Blog: Can we still avert irreversible ice sheet melt?
Earlier this week, I was able to follow up my last talk with Professor Stefan Rahmstorf from the Potsdam Institute for
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Sweden’s wolf committee winds up after lack of interest
The Swedish government has wound up the so-called ‘wolf committee’ after a lack of interest from the organisations which had
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Greenpeace calls for reassessment of Finnish environmental policy
Greenpeace Finland’s program manager Sini Harkki says Finland would benefit from a new appraisal of its environmental protection commitments. In
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How will global warming affect the average Swede?
Researchers have begun to describe what a warmer, wetter Sweden will look like and how people will need to adapt.
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Campaign helps immigrants enjoy Swedish nature
Allemansrätten, outdoor access rights, is an important part of Swedish culture. But what does that really mean in practice? With
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Ice-Blog: Polar ice set for six-metre sea level rise?
Small increases in global average temperature may eventually lead to sea level rise of six metres or more, according to
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Five invasive species threatening Finland’s nature
A considerable number of different alien plant and animal species have been brought to Finland and taken hold since being
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Banned pollutants turn up in Alaska fur seals
A new study of contaminants known as persistent organic pollutants — various pesticides, preservatives and industrial chemicals — in the bodies of Alaska fur
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Snow cover nears record low across North
The Northern Hemisphere had a near-record low snow cover in June, especially in western Canada and Alaska, and the drier
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High-speed train kills 54 reindeer in Arctic Sweden
A high-speed train killed 54 reindeer belonging to the Laevas Sami association on Thursday near Kiruna, in northern Sweden. The
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Should Sweden replace lawns with wild meadows?
The verdant lawns of city parks may be a thing of the past as Swedish researchers are working on a project to replace regular
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