Blog: First UN World Day for Glaciers – A call to climate action in desperate times
Accelerating ice melt from glaciers worldwide means an increased loss of freshwater resources, ever-faster sea level rise and life-threatening floods
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Environment
2024 Ranked Warmest Year on Record in 175 Years, Says WMO Report
By Elizaveta Vereykina “Millions of people living on the coastline are in danger”, researchers warn after 2024 is declared the warmest
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New Antarctica map may help better predict ice flow and climate impacts
A new detailed map of Antarctica is set to significantly improve predictions of how ice flows and melts in response
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EPR program recycling services to start this year in the Yukon
By Tori Fitzpatrick Extended Producer Responsibility program meant to shift cost of recycling to producers of those materials The Yukon
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Beluga Summit brings together hunters and researchers in Inuvik, N.W.T.
By Dez Loreen ‘The data that we bring to the table, with traditional knowledge and Western science, is top-notch’ Hunters,
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Arctic Finland sees unseasonably mild winter this February
Finland’s Arctic Lapland region experienced an astonishingly mild winter through the month of February with the average temperature roughly 7
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Global sea ice hits all-time February minimum, with Arctic, Antarctic declines
Sea-ice extent reached a stark new record in February, reaching its all-time minimum extent for the month, with the Arctic
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More toxic water leaks into nearby creek from Yukon’s Eagle mine site
There’s been another leak of cyanide-contaminated water from the troubled Eagle Gold mine site in central Yukon. In a report
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Springlike weather coming to Finland
Many parts of Finland will see spring-like temperatures on Thursday and Friday, according to Yle meteorologist Elias Paakkanen. Many southern
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Seeds saved from war and natural disaster head to Arctic vault for safekeeping
Fourteen thousand seeds from 21 countries are heading to the Arctic this week, bound for the Svalbard Global Seed Vault—a
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Atlantification ushering in new era of sea ice loss in the Siberian Arctic
Warm Atlantic waters are rapidly reshaping the Siberian Arctic, sparking an era of unprecedented sea ice loss—something that will have
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Wildfire-monitoring satellite system will be ‘game changer’ in North, officials say
Canadian Space Agency announced $72M WildFireSat constellation this month A new satellite system for monitoring wildfires in Canada will be
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Lapland shivers while south warms in a January of extremes for Finland
January brought a stark contrast in weather across Finland, with Lapland experiencing some of the coldest temperatures while the South
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Climate shrinking glaciers faster than ever, with 6.5 trillion tonnes lost since 2000
By Seth Borenstein Scientists who weren’t involved in the study say findings are sobering, accurate and not surprising Climate change
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Storage pond leak at Yukon’s Eagle Gold mine contaminating nearby creek
The Yukon government says about 19 million litres of toxic water has escaped a containment pond at Eagle Gold mine
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