Svalbard had warmest June on record
Longyearbyen airport had an average temperature of 6.1°C, which is 2.5°C above normal. This is the warmest June recorded at
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Environment
Fire bans in place for Yellowknife and 4 N.W.T. parks
By Tessa Vikander · CBC News Amid high temperatures and dry conditions in the N.W.T., new fire bans are going into effect
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U.S. judge suspends Alaska Cook Inlet lease, pending additional environmental review
By Becky Bohrer · The Associated Press Judge rules original environmental review didn’t properly analyze impacts on belugas An environmental review underpinning
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Yukon’s Eagle mine failure comes during ‘disastrous’ salmon run
By Caitrin Pilkington · CBC News · Salmon would be very vulnerable to leaking cyanide, expert says Cyanide solution leaking at Eagle Mine
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Oil spills detected in Murmansk region
By Elizaveta Vereykina A large oil spill was detected in the Pervomaysky district of Murmansk city – the capital of
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It’s really hot in parts of the N.W.T., and it won’t stop any time soon
Heat warning issued for parts of the territory as temperatures reach 35 degrees A heat wave is rippling through parts
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Excellent lingonberry season expected in North-East Finland
Finland can look forward to an exceptionally good bilberry and lingonberry harvest this year, according to the Natural Resources Institute
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Yukon minister commits to investigation into slide at Victoria Gold mine
The Yukon’s energy, mines and resources minister has committed to an investigation into what caused a heap leach failure at Victoria
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Record June temperatures and heavy rainfall in northern Finland
Finland’s North experienced record-breaking temperatures and more rainfall than usual this June, significant changes from past weather patterns, the Finnish
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The fastest warming of the Russian Arctic was detected in spring
By Elizaveta Vereykina Temperatures have been rising steadily for decades. The Russian Arctic particularly experiences rapid warming in spring, when
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Clean-up in the Russian Arctic
By Elizaveta Vereykina Participants are determined to get rid of the pollution that has been building up on the Taymyr
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Multiple pipe breaks believed to cause sudden June spike in Yellowknife water usage
By Luke Carroll · CBC News The City of Yellowknife has fixed multiple breaks in private pipes that are believed to be
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Coast guard warning N.W.T. boaters of low water on Mackenzie River
By Dez Loreen · CBC News It’s also adjusting the routes of two of its vessels The Canadian Coast Guard is warning
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Hot days in Sweden extending further north
Sweden has experienced twice as many days of temperatures hitting 30 degrees Celsius and above in the past decade compared
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Pond Inlet pipeline problems may have begun months before large spill detected
By Samuel Wat · CBC News · 7,000 litres of diesel leaked out of a damaged pipe last month Problems with a pipeline that
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