Wet weekend ahead for Finnish Lapland
There’s a wet weekend in store for most of the country as a band of rainfall moves in on Saturday
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Environment
Port of Helsinki entices int’l cruises not to dump wastewater
Late summer is high season for international cruise ships in Helsinki’s ports, and 12 world-class passenger ships are expected to
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New knowledge about ancient Arctic life is reshaping understanding of dinosaurs
Alaska’s North Slope teems with Arctic wildlife, from bears and caribou to lightweight birds that migrate from as far away as
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Ice-Blog: New Zealand glaciers on the retreat
During my first trip to Australia around 25 years ago, I was standing outside a phone box (there are still
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Alaska & Russia join forces to create database of walrus haulouts dating back 160-years
When Russian explorers sailed that nation’s northeastern coastline along the Chukchi Sea in 1852, they were startled when they encountered
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Research balloon breaks tether, floats away before falling into Beaufort Sea
A 13-foot-tall research balloon that was to float into the clouds on a mile-long tether above Alaska’s North Slope broke
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Finland’s Saimaa lake region navigates towards UNESCO status
Authorities in Finland’s largest inland lake network believe that obtaining Geopark status, in recognition of the area’s international geographical significance,
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Warming lake waters defy Jaakko’s Day legend in Finland
Although according to ancient Finnish legend, sea and lake waters begin to cool on July 25, the opposite seems to
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Ice-Blog: Hottest year – scary, but not for Arctic shippers from China?
As I sit in my Bonn office between thunderstorms in a week where we reached a record 36 degrees Celsius
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Renewables help keep energy costs low in Finland: experts
Some households’ electric rates have risen incrementally this summer, but overall prices remain low compared to long-term averages. Experts attribute
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Extreme heat on the Russian tundra
If this is the new trend, it will dramatically affect ecology in the region, researchers say. A state of emergency
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Applying lessons learned to future Arctic fishery
While the possibility of fishing in the central Arctic Ocean – the world’s last untapped fishing area – excites many
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McHugh fire: Seward Highway remains open as fire officials watch for shifting winds
Growth of the McHugh Creek wildfire slowed Wednesday as firefighters worked to contain flames about a mile away from homes in Potter
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First half of 2016 breaks heat records, Arctic sea ice reaches lowest levels: NASA
The first six months of 2016 were the planet’s warmest since meteorologists started keeping records in the late 19th century,
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Control or ban? International discussion on commercial fishery in the Arctic Ocean
Arctic states and several other invited fishing nations met in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada, to continue discussions on regulation for commercial fishing
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