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Scientists check 30-year-old submarine wreck for radiation in Norwegian Sea

8 July 20198 July 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Bear Island, Komsomolets, Norwegian Sea, nuclear, nuclear submarines, Russian Navy, Soviet Union, submarines

Norwegian and Russian researchers sail joint expedition to the site where the submarine Komsomolets sank in 1989. The unique titanium

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LNG tanker breaking through thick ice in Russia’s eastern Arctic

5 July 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments energy, gas, icebreakers, LNG, Northern Sea Route, sea ice, shipping

The Vladimir Rusanov is breaking its way from Sabetta to Korea through Russia’s Arctic route. The ship left Sabetta, the

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Clear-cutting more harmful to mushrooms than forest fires, Finnish study finds

5 July 20195 July 2019 Yle News 0 Comments forest fires, forests, mushrooms, nature, wildfires, wildlife

Commercial clear-felling of trees is more harmful to fungi than forest fires, according to a recent doctoral thesis published at

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Skiers who died in Arctic Norway last winter triggered avalanche: report

5 July 2019 Yle News 0 Comments avalanche, Blåbærfjellet, skiing, Tamok, Troms

A group of skiers who went missing in the Blåbærfjellet region of Norway’s Tamok Valley and were later declared dead

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Finnish petition to ban fishing nets in endangered seal habitats gathers 50,000 signatures

5 July 2019 Yle News 2 Comments conservation, endangered species, ringed seals, seals

A citizens’ initiative calling for a total ban on fishing nets in habitats used by the endangered Saimaa ringed seal

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City council of Iqaluit, Arctic Canada moves to ban single-use plastic bags

4 July 2019 Michelle Pucci, CBC News 0 Comments Iqaluit, Nunavut, plastics, POLICY

Iqaluit city council is moving toward banning single-use plastic bags — a move that is proving popular with hunters and

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Fishing ban lifted near habitat of endangered ringed seals in southeast Finland

3 July 2019 Yle News 0 Comments conservation, endangered species, Saimaa Lake, Saimaa seals, seals, wildlife

The annual springtime ban on fishing with nets on Lake Saimaa in southeast Finland ended on Monday. Saimaa is the

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Swedish farmers cautiously optimistic about harvest after last year’s drought

3 July 2019 Ulla Engberg, Radio Sweden 0 Comments agriculture, drought, farming, weather

After last summer’s extreme drought wreaked havoc on crops all around the country, the Federation of Swedish Farmers (LRF) says

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Wildfire smoke brings more respiratory complaints in Anchorage, Alaska

3 July 2019 Amy Mostafa, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, forest fires, health, pollution, wildfires

Anchorage, Alaska health care providers have seen more patients with respiratory problems in recent days because of poor air quality.

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Wildfires in Alaska and Yukon producing smoky conditions

3 July 20193 July 2019 CBC News 0 Comments Alaska, forest fires, health, pollution, wildfires, Yukon

Yukon’s chief medical officer of health issued an air quality advisory Monday as much of the territory was blanketed by

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Wildfire in Anchorage, Alaska forces rapid response

3 July 20193 July 2019 Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, forest fires, heat, summer, weather, wildfires

A fast-moving wildland fire erupted in east Anchorage Tuesday afternoon. What officials are calling the Campbell Park Fire was first

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Temperatures nearing all-time records in Southcentral Alaska

2 July 20192 July 2019 Amy Mostafa, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, heat, summer, weather

It reached 82 degrees Fahrenheit (27.8 degrees Celsius) in Anchorage on Saturday. Hot by Southcentral Alaska standards, and three degrees

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Water levels unusually low across Beaufort Delta region, in northwestern Canada

28 June 2019 Mackenzie Scott, CBC News 0 Comments Aklavik, Beaufort Delta, Inuvik, Northwest Territories, NWT, rivers, weather

Water levels have been noticeably low across the Beaufort Delta region, in northwestern Canada, this summer. “It’s the lowest I’ve

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U.S. gov reconsiders restrictions on controversial Alaska mine project

27 June 201927 June 2019 Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Environmental Protection Agency, mining, Pebble Mine

The Environmental Protection Agency announced good news Wednesday for the company backing the proposed Pebble Mine: The EPA is officially

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Arctic fox’s rapid journey from Svalbard to Northern Canada stuns researchers

27 June 201928 June 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments animals, Arctic fox, Ellesmere Island, Greenland, migration, Svalbard, wildlife

The 3,506 km long sprint of the small animal is stunning researchers. “We first did not believe it was true,”