Ice-Blog: Some Arctic good news – not #fakenews!
With the environment and climate under constant fire from the actions of President Trump, it is great to end the
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Environment
Does the ‘Blob’ foretell North Pacific future? A scientist says yes.
There is good news and bad news about the big warm-water “Blob” that has wreaked havoc on the North Pacific
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Blog: Ceci n’est pas une pipe: The surrealism of Russia’s three new Arctic pipelines
On January 18, Russia’s state owned gas company, Gazprom, opened a new pipeline stretching from the frozen Bovanenkovskoye gas field
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Buildings in Arctic Russia could collapse within decades says study
Permafrost thaw will have devastating impact on buildings “A significant (at least 25%) climate-induced reduction in the urban infrastructure stability
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Leaked transport plan would replace new car tax with road usage fee in Finland
Yle has obtained an advance copy of a government white paper calling for a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s road
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Climate researchers are building on 90 cm higher ground, prepare for the worst in Norway
«We have consistently and severely underestimated the rate of climate change,» says Director Jan-Gunnar Winther of the Norwegian Polar Institute.
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With Arctic freeze-up coming later, some belugas delay fall migration
The annual freeze-up in Arctic waters off Alaska is coming later, and some beluga whales seem to have taken notice.
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Northwest Arctic officials move ahead on new school for climate-threatened village
The Northwest Arctic Borough Assembly held an unprecedented meeting 2,000 miles away in Seattle last month, where it narrowly shot
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Petroleum watchdog concerned about Eni’s Goliat platform
“Eni has revealed a limited ability to implement existing plans,” Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway writes in a notice of
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Blog: Tillerson’s hearing: Would U.S.-Russia partnership worsen Arctic climate?
At Senate confirmation hearing for President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, expected topics like Russia, nuclear
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Southwest Alaska islands designated historic landmark by Obama administration
WASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Sally Jewell on Wednesday announced designation of a historic landmark in Southwest Alaska’s Walrus Islands. The “Walrus
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Strong winds and snowfall cause problems: Swedish Met Office
Heavy snowfalls and strong winds are causing the Swedish Met Office SMHI to issue weather warning for several parts of
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Arctic warming brings big change to Svalbard fjord
Kongsfjorden at Svalbard used to be covered by a metre-thick ice in winter. Now it is ice-free. Marine environment is
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Slowing Arctic warming called the only hope for polar bears in the long term
Just days before the inauguration of a new president who has dismissed climate change as a hoax, the Obama administration
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World’s most eco-friendly icebreaker starts duty
The first ever natural gas-powered icebreaker, dubbed Polaris, set off for the Bay of Bothnia from Katajanokka harbour in Helsinki
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