Finnair with record number of flights above the Arctic Circle next winter
Rovaniemi, Kittilä, Ivalo, Kirkenes, Alta, Tromsø and Bodø are all destinations inside the Arctic Circle for the Finnish flag carrier
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Environment
Clouds may be skewing Arctic warming predictions, says study
A new study is shedding light on why it’s so difficult to predict Arctic warming—and suggests that cloud formations might
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Seaweed forests spreading, could change ocean chemistry in the Arctic
The Arctic’s greening from a warming climate isn’t just happening on land—it’s unfolding beneath the ocean surface too. There, seaweed
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Landmark Nikel stacks fall in demolition
The sulphur dioxide pollution from the chimneys was a thorn in Norwegian-Russian cross-border relations for 30-years. Two of the three
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Meteorologists: “AI can’t replace us yet”
By Elizaveta Vereykina The Norwegian Meteorological Institute (MET) has been monitoring sea ice for decades. The maps it produces are one
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Flood risk in Yukon’s Klondike region ‘above average’ this year
Higher than average snowpack for communities in lower Yukon River basin People in Dawson City, Yukon, and other residents in the
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Blizzard brings hazardous road conditions to North Finland
Authorities warned of hazardous driving conditions in the northeast and of train delays in eastern Finland. where a track fault
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NASA surveys giving detailed pictures of changing North American Arctic
A new paper from NASA’s Arctic-Boreal Vulnerability Experiment is offering insights into the evolution of wildfire activity, thawing permafrost, and
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Last summer in Lapland likely warmest in 2,000 years
A new study indicates that the summer of 2024 in Finnish Lapland was not only the warmest on record, but
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Svalbard glacier once survived a warmer climate
By Elizaveta Vereykina This may indicate that that future increases in snowfall could moderate glacier retreat in similar settings. A new study has found
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Conservationists, Yukon First Nation say decision on Whitehorse dam could help salmon
By Julien Greene Some Yukoners say there’s a lot the territorial and federal governments have done right with a recent
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Whitehorse dam relicensing gets the OK, but with new terms and conditions
Federal and territorial gov’t say new terms aim to better mitigate impacts on chinook salmon, First Nations The Yukon and
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Glacial retreat exposes over 1,500 miles of new Arctic coastline, study finds
There’s been a significant shift in Arctic coastlines over the last two decades, with new research revealing that melting glaciers
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Arctic sea ice hits record low March, raising concerns for summer extent
The Arctic’s winter ice extent reached its lowest recorded level in March since satellite monitoring began in 1979. On March
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Risk of grass fires in coastal areas of Sweden
Sweden’s national weather agency, SMHI is warning of the risk of grass fires in several parts of the country, including
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