Evacuation order issued for wildfire-threatened Sambaa K’e, N.W.T.
The wildfire had consumed nearly 50,000 hectares of land in the N.W.T. An evacuation order has been issued in Sambaa
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Kátł’odeeche, N.W.T. wildfire didn’t grow at all over the weekend
Firefighters working to make reserve safe for residents to return, says N.W.T. Fire Fire officials in the N.W.T. say the
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Coordinated action urgently needed to face rapid polar changes, says WMO
The World Meteorological Organization will put cryosphere changes amongst its top priorities give climate change’s rapid effects on the region,
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Heatwave hit Europe’s Arctic coast
Record temperature for May at Mehamn airport on Norway’s coast to the Barents Sea. Few places in Europe were warmer
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High risk of wildfires in many parts of Sweden, including North
The risk of wildfires is biggest locally in Skåne, Gotland and eastern parts of southern and central Sweden. Inland in
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Finnish Lapland braces for flood peaks this weekend
Lapland rescue services have been busy since Thursday evening due to the Tornio River flood situation. Water levels continued to
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Oldest town in Yukon almost wiped out by ice jams and flooding
‘It’s a real traumatic setback,’ says Roberta Joseph, chief of the Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin First Nation The historic town site of
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Ice jams, rapid snowmelt flood homes, businesses and roads across Alaska
Ice jams on Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers cause most of damage Flooding across Alaska has inundated scores of homes, with several
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Glacier melt from unchecked emissions could affect Finland’s sea levels post 2100
Under the worst case scenario, glacier and ice sheet melt could cause Helsinki’s sea levels to rise by more than
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Proposed N.W.T. Forest Act acknowledges Indigenous rights to harvest wood
Some public hearings scheduled this week cancelled because of South Slave wildfire Public hearings about the N.W.T.’s proposed Forest Act
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Flood warning issued for Klondike River near Dawson City, Yukon
High water levels expected to last into Tuesday evening The Yukon government has issued a flood warning for the Klondike
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Unusually warm April weather, sunshine records in northern Finland
Northern Finland saw some unusually warm weather in April as well as sunshine hour records broken at some weather stations.
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Reindeer herding affected by increased tourism in Swedish mountains
Tourism in Jämtland and Härjedalen has increased hugely in recent years, affecting other activities in the region, including reindeer herding.
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Record-breaking temperatures hit southern N.W.T.
Temperatures in the southwest of territory are between eight and 20 degrees above normal As the last of the risk
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Flood risk drops near Dawson City, Yukon
But water levels on Yukon and Klondike rivers still expected to be higher than usual The risk of flooding around
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