Oil spill exercise in Finland attended by international experts
Experts from as far afield as China and Canada will observe Wednesday’s oil recovery exercise on the Gulf of Bothnia.
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Environment
Birding and conservation groups call on Canada, U.S. to preserve boreal forest
Birding and conservation groups launched a campaign on last week calling on the Canadian and U.S. governments to preserve at
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Will Alaska’s weird winter be followed by equally strange summer?
After an odd Alaska winter of record-warm temperatures and pouring rain instead of snow, will summer be weird as well? While scientists
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Finns still sharply divided over wind power
Yle asked its audience whether or not they would welcome a wind turbine in close proximity to their home. The
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Mercury levels rising in endangered Arctic gulls: biologist
Only 500 breeding pairs of the Ivory Gull remain in Canada A biologist is suggesting rapidly rising rates of mercury contamination
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Fort Simpson wants N.W.T. to help with erosion problem
The village of Fort Simpson sits on the banks of the Mackenzie River, but now the river view might be
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Arctic sea ice hits new record low
The extent of Arctic sea ice has set a new record low. The U.S.-based National Snow and Ice Data Center
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NOAA, Coast Guard team up to re-survey Arctic waters
As Arctic commerce heats up, more ships are expected to pass by the Aleutian Islands, through the Bering Strait and north
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Swedes enjoy spectacular Northern Lights show
There is another chance tonight for people in the whole of Sweden to get to see the Northern Lights. On Tuesday evening, Swedes living
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Record-low amount of sea ice in Baltic Sea
This year marks a historically poor ice-winter, reports Swedish Radio News. Ice covered at most, approximately 45,000 square kilometres of
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Alaska teens lobby governor on climate change
A group of teenagers are calling on Alaska governor Bill Walker to create a climate change task force. Alaska Youth
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Glacier ice in narrow fjords creates oceans’ noisiest known conditions, study says
Glacier Acoustics Project from Hilary Hudson on Vimeo. The noisiest places found yet in the world’s oceans are some of
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Arctic sea ice ‘thinning dramatically’, study finds
The Arctic sea ice is thinning at a steadier and faster rate than researchers previously thought, a new study based
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Finland: Gravel used on slippery streets leaves contaminents in spring
Harmful contaminants accumulate in the gravel used for sanding the icy roads in Finland, particularly when it is used on
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Finland – Wind farm aims to limit harm to birds
The threat posed to birds by wind turbines has long been debated. A wind farm being built off Finland’s west
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