Ice-Blog: Greenland on the horizon
When I first visited Greenland back in 2009, it was not a place that made the news very often. This
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Environment
3 Interior Alaska towns just had their warmest month on record
For the Interior Alaska towns of Bettles, Tanana and McGrath, July was the warmest calendar month ever recorded, the National Weather Service reported Tuesday.
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Unusually cold month of July in Finland
The month of July was unusually cold in Finland, according to the Meteorological Institute. The coldest temperature recorded last month was -1.6 degrees Celsius.
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Court ruling on Inuit consultation a ‘wake-up call’ for Canadian government says lawyer
A ruling by Canada’s Supreme Court this week that Inuit must be sufficiently consulted before projects affecting their communities are approved, will
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Sharp drop in emissions near Norwegian border, says Russian mining company
New technology at the ore-briquetting plant in Zapolyarny could be good news for the fragile taiga forest. But does Nornickel
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Canada’s Supreme Court quashes seismic testing project in Arctic
Canada’s Supreme Court has quashed a major energy exploration project in Canada’s eastern Arctic saying Inuit were insufficiently consulted. “The
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Arctic Finland welcomes warm summer weather
A front bringing summer-like temperatures has arrived in Finnish Lapland, but will reach the rest of the country only later in
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U.S. federal scientist says Arctic climate work cost him position
A former policy adviser at the Interior Department said the Trump Administration has retaliated against him for warning about the dangers
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U.S. House inches toward drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
A budget blueprint in the U.S. House is reviving hopes for Alaskans who want to see the coastal plain of
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Canada’s science minister in North to observe climate change
Canada’s science minister Kirsty Duncan is in the Arctic this week to visit climate change scientists. Duncan’s trip began on July 17
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Russia ordered to pay €5.4 million for seizing Greenpeace vessel
An international tribunal formed under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea has ruled that Russia will have
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Parasite in uncooked walrus meat made ten Alaskans sick, says health protection agency
The first sign came when a teenage girl from Gambell ended up in the hospital last summer. She was having
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Wind power poses no health risk, yet symptoms persist in Finland : researchers
No concrete evidence has been found connecting wind turbines with illnesses or health problems, but complaints about symptoms crop up
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Worst berry season in years expected in northern Sweden
Berry-picking afficionados in northern Sweden are facing the worst harvest in more than five years. Jonas Dahlgren, who helps carry
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As sea ice gets scarcer, polar bear attacks on people become more frequent
As Arctic sea ice has dwindled, polar bear attacks on people have increased — correlated trends that point to distressed conditions
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