Scientists urge global action to prevent industrial activity in Central Arctic Ocean
A coalition of over 1,000 scientists has taken the occasion of this week’s U.N. Ocean Conference in Nice to call
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Environment
Yukon’s Southern Lakes caribou recover as communities reconnect with the herds
By Tori Fitzpatrick Nine governments signed a plan to protect Southern Lakes caribou and their relationship with people An ambitious
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Researchers look at how N.W.T.’s Giant Mine closure plan can consider climate change
By Jocelyn Shepel Climate Ready Mine project team says little is known about how climate can impact mine closure planning
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Unusually low water in Yukon lakes this spring a sign of climate change: expert
By Virginie Ann Yukon Energy says Marsh Lake, south of Whitehorse, is refilling with snowmelt later any time since the
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Iceland ramps up flood, avalanche defence projects after major budget boost
A major budget boost will allow Iceland to ramp up its national flood and avalanche protection initiatives, with the government
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Sambaa K’e, N.W.T., on alert for possible evacuation as wildfires burn nearby
3 fires burning south of the community Sambaa K’e, N.W.T., has issued an evacuation alert due to wildfires burning nearby.
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Fort Simpson ‘warmer than Toronto’ for days as heat wave hits southern N.W.T.
Environment Canada says temperatures expecting to cool in the next few days Much of the South Slave and Dehcho regions
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Arctic glaciers remain at risk even if int’l community reaches climate targets: study
Many glaciers around the world, including in parts of the Arctic, will remain at risk even if the international community
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Arctic predicted to warm more than three times faster than global average:WMO report
A new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released on Wednesday says the Arctic is set to warm more
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Finnair with record number of flights above the Arctic Circle next winter
Rovaniemi, Kittilä, Ivalo, Kirkenes, Alta, Tromsø and Bodø are all destinations inside the Arctic Circle for the Finnish flag carrier
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Clouds may be skewing Arctic warming predictions, says study
A new study is shedding light on why it’s so difficult to predict Arctic warming—and suggests that cloud formations might
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Seaweed forests spreading, could change ocean chemistry in the Arctic
The Arctic’s greening from a warming climate isn’t just happening on land—it’s unfolding beneath the ocean surface too. There, seaweed
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Landmark Nikel stacks fall in demolition
The sulphur dioxide pollution from the chimneys was a thorn in Norwegian-Russian cross-border relations for 30-years. Two of the three
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Meteorologists: “AI can’t replace us yet”
By Elizaveta Vereykina The Norwegian Meteorological Institute (MET) has been monitoring sea ice for decades. The maps it produces are one
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Flood risk in Yukon’s Klondike region ‘above average’ this year
Higher than average snowpack for communities in lower Yukon River basin People in Dawson City, Yukon, and other residents in the
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