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Last Soviet nuclear-sub reactor lifted onshore

21 August 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Barents Sea, Cold War, Northern Fleet, nuclear, nuclear submarines, Saida Bay

The Barents Sea is safer as the era of storing radioactive reactor compartments on water comes to an end. On

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New Indigenous protected area created in Northern Canada

21 August 201921 August 2019 Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International 0 Comments conservation, Dene, First Nations, indigenous, Lutsel K'e, national parks, Northwest Territories, NWT, Thaidene Nene

A remote Indigenous community in Canada’s Northwest Territories is celebrating today the creation of a new Indigenous protected area that

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Northern Canada: Nunavut, Nunavik face major teacher shortages as school year begins

21 August 2019 Angela Hill, CBC News 0 Comments education, indigenous, Inuit, Nunavik, Nunavut

Teacher shortages are continuing across Nunavut and Nunavik for another year, with both regions continuing to hire even as schools

ENVIRONMENT Environment Featured Featured • Zone 1 General Iceland

Nordic PMs sign climate declaration at Iceland meeting

21 August 201921 August 2019 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments Angela Merkel, business, Germany, Katrin Jakobsdottir, Nordic CEO's for a Sustainable Future, Paris Climate Agreement, politics, SDG's, United Nations

A meeting of Nordic Prime Ministers ended in Reykjavik, Iceland on Tuesday with the signing of a joint declaration on

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US missiles: Finnish, Russian presidents call for dialogue at Helsinki meeting

21 August 2019 Yle News 0 Comments defence, diplomacy, INF treaty, military, missiles, nuclear weapons, Sauli Niinistö, Vladimir Putin

Finnish President Sauli Niinistö has described as “worrying” US plans to locate mid-range missiles in Europe and called for dialogue

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Alaska wildfire evacuees begin to learn fate of their homes

21 August 2019 Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, disasters, forest fires, wildfires

When residents fled the worsening McKinley fire in southcentral Alaska on Saturday and Sunday, many left their homes not knowing

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Norilsk, Arctic Russia is world’s largest sulfur dioxide emissions hotspot: report

21 August 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments air pollution, emissions, Greenpeace, NASA, Norilsk, Nornickel, sulfur dioxide

1.9 million tons of sulfur dioxide from the chimneys in Norilsk, a city in Arctic Russia, were blowing over the

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Alaska governor accepts reduced dividends, upholds most vetoes

20 August 2019 Andrew Kitchenman, Alaska Public Media & KTOO - Juneau 0 Comments Alaska, budget, Mike Dunleavy, Permanent Fund

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed a bill on Monday that provides permanent fund dividends of $1,600. He vetoed funding to

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Extreme weather fuelling wildfires in southcentral Alaska

20 August 2019 Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, disasters, drought, forest fires, heat, summer, weather, wildfires

Usually by August, peak fire season has passed. But fire and climate experts say conditions in Southcentral Alaska were nearly

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Russia cancels Norwegian cruise ship’s Arctic expeditions

20 August 201920 August 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments cruise ships, cruises, defence, Franz Josef Land, Hurtigruten, military, Murmansk, Northern Sea Route, tourism

The two high-profile voyages had been planned for years with prestigious support from regional authorities in Murmansk. 250 passengers will

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Bizarre winter weather in South caused by changes in atmosphere, not sea-ice loss: study

20 August 201920 August 2019 Emily Blake, CBC News 0 Comments climate change, global warming, sea ice, weather, winter

There’s a link between sea-ice loss in the Arctic and frigid winter weather much further south — but it’s not

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A breakdown of wildfires raging in southcentral Alaska

20 August 201921 August 2019 Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, disasters, forest fires, wildfires

Major wildfires continued to burn north and south of Anchorage Monday, threatening property and major infrastructure, snarling highway travel and

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Arctic butterflies get the spotlight in new children’s book

20 August 201920 August 2019 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments Inhabit Media, insects, literature, nature, Nunavut, publishing

When most people think of Arctic nature, they usually think about ice and snow, seals and polar bears. But a

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Russian navy drill outside Arctic Norway ends, no firing reported

19 August 201919 August 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments defence, military, military exercises, navy, Northern Fleet, Norwegian Sea

No missiles were launched at any of the four locations in the Norwegian Sea where the Russian Navy announced large-scale

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Young Nunavik leaders bring stories of hope, loss to youth forum in southern Quebec

19 August 201919 August 2019 Spencer Van Dyk, CBC News 0 Comments indigenous, Inuit, mental health, Nunavik, quebec, Sherbrooke, Suicide

Victoria Tarqiapik went to Sherbrooke, southeastern Quebec, with a message: something needs to be done to fix the suicide crisis

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