‘The permafrost is dying’: Alaska city sees increased shifting of roads and buildings
BETHEL — Along the main thoroughfare here, drivers brake for warped asphalt. Houses sink unevenly into the ground. Walls crack and
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Environment
What environmentalists won by losing the Trans-Alaska Pipeline battle
In the late 1960s, the oil companies knew they needed a pipeline to get Prudhoe Bay oil to market, and they
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Canadian proposal on heavy fuel oil in Arctic adopted by world maritime body
The United Nations’ specialized agency that regulates maritime shipping has adopted a Canadian proposal to begin the process of developing
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How to limit heavy fuel oil risks in Arctic? World maritime body discusses Canadian proposal
Environmental groups are urging the world maritime body to support a Canadian proposal to mitigate the risks posed by the
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Rare seals from Finland’s Saimaa lake in danger, says WWF
One of the world’s rarest seal species faces a renewed threat from fishing nets as a temporary ban is lifted
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Winter finally over in northern Finland? Last of the Kilpisjärvi ice expected to melt this week
It might not be the warmest summer on record, but Finland is set to finally see the end of the
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Youth eco-group calls the new Norwegian Arctic oil blocks «madness»
«A betrayal of the youngsters», says Head of Nature and Youth, Ingrid Skjoldvær, about the Norwegian Government’s decision to offer
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Ice-Blog: Greenland earthquake and tsunami – hazards of melting ice?
Following the news over the weekend with a trip to Greenland this summer at the back of my mind, my
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$50 million in federal funds headed to Alaska for fish and wildlife services
WASHINGTON — Alaska will receive more than $50 million this year from the Interior Department through a fund for protecting
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Swedish city of Umeå paves the way for green electric bus revolution
This northern Swedish City’s fleet of battery powered busses for public transport works perfectly well in cold climate. «This bus
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Ice-Blog: Why Africa has to worry about melting Greenland ice
Working for an international broadcaster which has Africa as one of its key target groups, I often find it difficult
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Russian activist in exile says Norway’s nuclear waste support is irresponsible
Nadezhda Kutepova was forced to flee Russia after fighting for the rights of the residents in radioactive contaminated villages near
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Russian soldiers to collect waste at nuclear test site on Novaya Zemlya island
94 soldiers from the 12th Main Directorate fly to Novaya Zemlya to collect scrap metal at the nuclear weapons test
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Summer surprise: Snow in northern Finland prompts ski resort to reopen
The skiing season ended in Northern Lapland in mid-May, but the weather there is still so cold and snowfall so
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Ice-Blog: Trump’s alternative reality? No warming, cool oceans, intact coral
“Irene, have you heard the news? Looks like Trump has pulled out of the Paris Agreement.” While the US President
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