Blog: Arctic oil and gas must stay in ground to restrict warming to 2°C says study
Scientists have realized for some time now that the extraction of fossil fuels must dramatically slow down if the global
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Environment
Norwegian ice voyage chases secrets of global climate
Norwegian Polar Institute sails the research vessel “Lance” into the Arctic ice-cap north of Svalbard where she will freeze in
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Finland: Recapturing farm nutrients offers double benefits
Finnish officials hope to entice farmers to stop fertiliser and animal waste from leaking into the waterways – and to
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2014 warmest year in history for Norway
2014 was the warmest year ever recorded in Norway. The average annual temperature was 2.2 °C higher than normal –
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2014 the second hottest year in Finnish history
Weather-wise, 2014 was an extraordinary period in many ways. According to the Finnish Meteorological Institute FMI, last year will go
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Stockholm cleans up and passes air quality test
The Swedish capital has passed EU air quality standards for the first time, thanks in part to a ban on
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Sweden evades EU rules to allow wolf hunt
Hunters will get licenses to shoot wolves next year, despite a court ruling against last year’s hunt. This is raising
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Rare white elk judged fair game in Finland, protected in Sweden
Two white Eurasian elk have been observed wandering the forests of the southwest city of Mynämäki, Finland this year. The
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Sweden: The energy potential in recycled Christmas trees
According to the Stockholm city planning department, if all 3 million of this year’s Swedish Christmas trees were recycled, they
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Ice-Blog: Santa on Arctic watch, says UN expert
As we come to the end of what looks set to be one of the warmest years on record, there
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Scientists ID two bat species never before seen in Alaska
Scientists are in a race to learn as much as they can about bats in Alaska. And that race has
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Study: Finland’s average temperature rising faster than anywhere
A study from the University of Eastern Finland finds that Finland’s mean temperature has risen by more than two degress
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Sweden: More nuclear waste stored in the sea?
The Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company (SKB) has applied to expand its final repository for short-lived radioactive waste (SFR) outside
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Annual Arctic Report Card details continued warming on land and sea
While the Arctic in 2014 continued its long-term warming, much of the rest of the world was struck by wacky
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Fresh saline pulse reinvigorates Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea started receiving a new pulse of saline this past weekend, as recent storms have caused the oxygen-rich,
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