Red alert for northern Siberia as heat shocks threaten tundra life
New temperature maps for the endless stretches of Russian Arctic lands bear witness of unprecedented warming. April 2020 follows in
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Inuit gov. in Atlantic Canada gives gas allowances to harvesters under COVID-19 program
The Inuit government in the Atlantic Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador will be giving gas allowances to marine harvesters
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Hotels in northern Canada laid off dozens as COVID-19 shutdown squashed business overnight
Dozens of hotel and restaurant workers in the N.W.T. and Nunavut have been unemployed for weeks. The Explorer Hotel in
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Closed military naval town in Russian Arctic sees major increase in COVID-19 cases
A total of 169 new cases were registered in Arkhangelsk region over the last 24 hours, more than 150 of
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Arctic Canada: Nunavut government releases COVID-19 reopening plan
The Nunavut government unveiled its COVID-19 reopening strategy Monday, with the territory’s top doctor calling it a flexible, cautious and
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COVID-19 Roundup: Phase 1 of Greenland’s reopening on June 15; Finland believes in a greener recovery
Phase 1 of Greenland’s reopening strategy will start on June 15, the government said in a Monday news conference, accompanied
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Merger of Russian Arctic regions into territory as big as Scandinavia sparks controversy
A proposed merger of regions in northern Russia spurs controversy in the small and oil-rich Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Some want
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Nordics concerned over COVID-19 spread in Sweden
Norway and Finland are looking at opening their borders for the tourist season and are said to be considering retaining
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Iceland talks COVID-19 with Canada, Greenland foreign ministers
Iceland’s Ministery of Foriegn Affairs said it has spoken with foreign ministers in other North American Arctic regions this month
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Greenland and Denmark finalize cooperation agreement on marine pollution response
Greenland and Denmark have made an agreement on environmental preparedness to better respond to environmental incidents in northern waters. The
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COVID-19 could delay Kingdom of Denmark’s Arctic strategy
The COVID-19 pandemic may delay the Kingdom of Denmark’s Arctic strategy, which expires at the end of the 2020, the
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Russian Arctic shipping could follow this new route
The Northern Sea Transport Corridor stretches from Murmansk to Kamchatka and might soon be of defining importance for Moscow’s Arctic
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The ‘caribou of the Cretaceous’: study says Edmontosaurus once called the Arctic home
One of the most prolific dinosaurs known lived some 70 million years ago between Alberta and Colorado. It also called Alaska’s
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Blog – With $12.1 million US offer to Greenland, America is playing softball in the Arctic
Despite lacking Arctic territory, Beijing is outcompeting Washington, D.C. in the region. Greenland may be one place where the U.S.
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COVID-19 roundup: Finns not too mentally affected by pandemic; Svalbard open to tourists
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a smaller impact on the psychological health of the population than expected, according to findings
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