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Blog: International Polar Bear Day – Only rapid emissions reductions can ensure the Arctic icons survive beyond 2100

Irene Quaile
Posted: Friday, February 26, 2021 at 09:57
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February 27th is International Polar Bear Day. In the rapidly warming Arctic climate, sea ice is declining at record rates, destroying

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Biden, Trudeau agree to ‘safeguard’ caribou calving grounds in Alaska refuge

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 09:59
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Leaders issue joint statement recognizing ‘ecological importance of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’ U.S. President Joe Biden has agreed to

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Snow can help lift people’s moods says researcher at Stockholm University

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, February 19, 2021 at 10:38
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Winters with snow may cut down on some depressive symptoms. Being outside in the snow almost doubles our exposure to

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Wind power to be expanded to all of Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, February 11, 2021 at 13:26 — Last Updated: Thursday, February 11, 2021 at 13:31
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Electricity from wind power needs to quadruple compared to today, if the climate targets are to be met, according the Energy

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NGOs seek stricter fishing rules to protect Finland’s endangered Saimaa seals

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, February 4, 2021 at 11:32
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New regulations have been proposed to restrict fishing in the habitat of the endangered Saimaa seals, one of the world’s

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General News RCI 

Arctic Canadian city of Iqaluit sets record high temperature for Jan. 19, reaching 0.5 C

CBC News
Posted: Friday, January 22, 2021 at 15:47
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If Iqalummiut feel like winter has been especially mild this year, they’re not wrong. Temperatures have been unseasonably balmy by Iqaluit standards

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WMO global temperature update finds 2020 one of three warmest years on record

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, January 15, 2021 at 14:22 — Last Updated: Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 09:49
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The year 2020 shaped up to be one of the three warmest years on record, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

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Russia has never been this hot

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, January 15, 2021 at 11:03
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It was the warmest year on record across the whole country, and Arctic regions smashed the temperature norm by up

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Blog – 2021: Future doesn’t just happen – It’s what we make it

Irene Quaile
Posted: Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 14:26 — Last Updated: Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 14:38
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As I started work on this post, on December 23rd the thermometer here in north-western Germany showed 14° Celsius. I’ve

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) News RCI 

Top 5 weather stories in the Canadian North for 2020

Bradlyn Oakes, CBC North
Posted: Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 12:27
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What a year! For many, 2020 is one we’re happy to leave behind. So much happened over the last 12

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Environment Environment (Russia) Russia 

Record-breaking heat followed by extreme cold on Russian Arctic coast

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at 10:18
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The year is coming to a close with temperatures down to minus 50 °C in parts of northern Siberia. Temperatures

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New foundation to advance Canadian Museum of Nature Arctic projects in 2021

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, December 28, 2020 at 15:00
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A new foundation set up earlier this year will help finance some of the northern projects planned at the Canadian

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Campaign launched to spotlight new place names in Antarctica

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, December 28, 2020 at 12:01
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The Government of the British Antarctic Territory announced 28 new place names this month and launched a social media campaign

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UN environmental assessment shows need for more offshore permafrost research

Mackenzie Scott, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, December 24, 2020 at 12:30
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The damage that comes with on-land permafrost thaw in the Arctic is well documented. What’s less well understood is how

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Dene Chief in Canada’s Northwest Territories calls on gov’t to act on Alberta’s leaking tailings ponds

CBC News
Posted: Friday, December 18, 2020 at 20:58
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New report shows concerns over Alberta tailing ponds leakage date back to 1970s A recent report that documents the leakage of

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