Chinook salmon in decline, worsened by Bering Sea heatwave a decade ago: study
By Julia Parrish NOAA says 2016-2020 heatwave in the Bering Sea hit already suffering population hard Yukon River Chinook salmon
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Environment
Unusually balmy June comes on tail of Finland’s record spring warmth
Finland’s Lapland region experienced some out-of-character balmy and wet weather this June, following a warmer-than-usual spring across the country. Nationwide,
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N.W.T. government implementing fire ban for all public and private lands in North Slave
By Saloni Bhugra This is the 2nd time this summer the territory has implemented a sweeping fire ban for the
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Back burning planned to head off wildfire near Wrigley, N.W.T.
By Jessica Davey-Quantick The fire that forced the evacuation of Wrigley moved closer to the community on Sunday night The
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Bear killed after wandering into Yellowknife neighborhood
By Niles Niemuth The bear was spotted in Northlands by a resident at around 11 p.m. on Sunday A black
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Dead salmon in northern Sweden are worrying researchers and fishermen
In the Torne River, Sweden’s most important salmon river, both sick and dead salmon have been found. A new report
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Underwater images reveal 1st look at Quest, the final ship of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton
Peter Cowan · CBC News Antarctic explorer’s ship that sank in 1962 tangled in fishing nets some 400 metres below the Labrador
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Semi-annual international caribou conference held in Yellowknife
By Kaila Jefferd-Moore Hundreds of caribou biologists, harvesters, co-managers, and community members from across the spectrum of caribou monitoring, research
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Nunavut gov’t proposes a tenfold increase to Baffin Island caribou harvest
By Samuel Wat The Nunavut government is recommending a tenfold increase to the Baffin Island caribou harvest after a “dramatic
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Hotter, drier summers causing wild berry declines in Gwich’in Settlement Area, new study finds
By Yumna Iftikhar When Annie Buckle was growing up in Aklavik, she said wild berries were so abundant that they
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Trump administration to auction oil drilling rights in Alaska wildlife refuge
The Trump administration on Friday will hold a sale of oil and gas leases on 689,000 acres (278,828 hectares) in
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Nunavut: Green light for construction at Hope Bay gold mine
The federal government and senior executives from Agnico Eagle have officially broken ground on the redevelopment of the Hope Bay
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Heatwave temperatures possible next week
After several rainy days across Finland, warmer weather is expected to arrive during the coming week, according to Yle meteorologist
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Hantavirus cruise ship part of Antarctic tourism boom that some want better regulated
Tourism in the Antarctic Peninsula is a niche but booming industry powered by deep-pocketed adventure-seekers traveling thousands of miles to marvel at
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Yukon issues flood watch advisories for Dawson City, Carmacks
Flood watch advisories have been issued for the Yukon River in the Dawson region, as well as the Nordenskiold River
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