MLAs in Yukon, northwestern Canada unanimous in declaring climate emergency
Yukon MLAs voted unanimously on Thursday in favour of a motion to declare a climate emergency in the territory. “There
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Sweden’s Crown princess calls for action in Arctic during Iceland conference
The Arctic is a global issue that requires global resolve, says Victoria of Sweden and links her Arctic enthusiasm to
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Climate change doc from Arctic Canadian teens to be shown at UN conference
A group of seven teenagers from Tuktoyaktuk, northwestern Canada, has been invited to show a documentary they made on climate
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Heavy snowfall in northwestern Canada left thousands without power
About 5,500 residents in southern Yukon, northwestern Canada, lost power after a heavy snowfall Saturday night that caused trees to
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Taxing carbon in Canada’s diesel-dependent North
People living off-grid in the Northwest Territories witness climate change every day, but in remote communities where power and heat
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Fire season in Yukon, northwestern Canada was ‘complex and challenging’
Damien Burns, the director of Yukon Wildland Fire Management, says firefighters in Yukon had quite a summer this year —
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Snowfall in central, eastern Finland makes roads slippery
Winter arrived in eastern Finland on Friday morning, with 4-5cm of snow falling in the morning and more on the
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‘History-maker’ wildfire in northwestern Canada could flare up again, politician worries
Don Hutton, a retired wildland firefighter, says he’s never seen anything like the “history-maker” fire that raged near Mayo and
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Rare geological formation near Yellowknife, Northern Canada almost gone
What’s 11,000 years old and likely almost all used up? The sandpits by the Yellowknife airport, in Northern Canada. For
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Storms, heavy rain hit Finland’s coastal areas
An intense low pressure system that arrived in Finland early Tuesday morning will result in heavy rain and stormy conditions
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Water reservoir in Iqaluit, Northern Canada almost full as winter nears
Finally some good news for Iqaluit residents regarding their water supply. An emergency project to pump water from Unnamed Lake
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Thousands rally for climate demonstration in Stockholm
Arrangers of the climate demonstration said 60,000 people had joined the Fridays for Future march in Stockholm, Friday, with pop
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Finnish youth on strike for climate action
Some 18,000 people gathered in central Helsinki to demand action on greenhouse gas emissions, part of a nationwide wave of
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Climate activists block cruise ship in Helsinki
Cruise ship visitors were delayed in Helsinki on Wednesday evening after climate activists blocked the MS Queen Elizabeth at Hernesaari
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Inuit group and NGOs renew calls for Arctic heavy fuel oil ban
An Inuit organization and a coalition of environmental NGOs renewed Wednesday their call for urgent action to ban ships sailing
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