N.W.T. gov’t to help cover shipping costs to communities after barge cancellations
By Francis Tessier-Burns Ongoing issues show why Mackenzie Valley Highway is needed, says minister The N.W.T. government has introduced a
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Environment
Study underway to better understand landslides in northern Quebec
A study is currently underway to gain a better understanding of landslides in northern Quebec, following four significant incidents within
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Study warns thawing permafrost could release substantial mercury in Yukon River
By Caitrin Pilkington ‘When we lose that permafrost, you have these large deposits of sediment that are going into the
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Arctic Council SAO highlights youth, wildfire concerns after Canadian visit
Involving young people in Arctic decision-making and addressing the growing threat of wildfires were among the key topics of a
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Parts of Finland experience record warmth in September
Parts of Finland experienced record-high temperatures in September, with an average of of 12.2 C, the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI)
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Alaska judge rejects critical habitat designation for bearded, ringed seals
Bearded and ringed seals were listed as threatened in 2012 amid concerns with anticipated sea ice decline A judge in Alaska
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Traffic weather warnings hit Utsjoki and Inari in Arctic Finland
Slushy conditions have hit Finland’s far north, putting traffic weather warnings into effect in Utsjoki and Inari. Temperatures are set
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Sahtu Secretariat votes in favour of referring Imperial Oil project for environmental assessment
The majority of Sahtu Secretariat Inc. directors voted in favour of an environmental assessment of an Imperial Oil project in
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In the gateway to the Arctic, fat, ice and polar bears are crucial. All three are in trouble
Searching for polar bears where the Churchill River dumps into Canada’s massive Hudson Bay, biologist Geoff York scans a region
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Finnish Lapland sees season’s first snow cover
Overnight precipitation in Lapland brought three centimetres of snow to Kilpisjärvi in Enontekiö. Other parts of the far northwest of
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Why an Alaska island is using peanut butter and black lights to find a rat that might not exist
On an island of windswept tundra in the Bering Sea, hundreds of miles from mainland Alaska, a resident sitting outside
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Report highlights threat climate change poses for Sami culture
A new report commissioned by the Sámi Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Finland emphasizes the urgent need to establish a
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Exceptionally warm weather in Finland’s arctic region
September has been warmer at Utsjoki in Finland’s far north than an average July, but cooler temperatures are on the
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New study explains why tsunami signals last year in Greenland lasted for days
By Jocelyn Shepel Facilities around the world, including in Yellowknife, picked up mysterious seismic readings New research explains what exactly
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Traces of radioactive Cesium-137 measured along Norway’s border with Russia
The radioactivity was measured in filters at Viksjøfjell and Svanhovd in the second week of September, but the origin is
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