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Summit tackles environmental protection in Canada’s Hudson Bay region

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 16:05 — Last Updated: Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 16:30
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A summit on the unique situation of the Hudson Bay area in eastern Canada wrapped up on Thursday after three

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Researchers observe first Arctic fox den in Finland for over 25 years

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at 16:16
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The combined population of Arctic foxes across the Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian areas of Lapland may have hit a record

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Warming climate poses challenge to Arctic animals — and those who hunt them

Liny Lamberink, CBC News @linylamberink
Posted: Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at 11:10
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When David Kuptana looked out the window of his home in Ulukhaktok, N.W.T., and across the Beaufort Sea last Friday,

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Large areas of Arctic seabed damaged by trawlers

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at 15:38
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The Norwegian marine researchers that set out on an Arctic expedition this summer expected to find large areas of untouched

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Over 600 young people suing the Swedish state over not doing more on climate

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, November 25, 2022 at 15:02
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The court case is the first of its kind in Sweden, and follows similar lawsuits in Germany and the Netherlands.

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AI tool developed for polar shipping to help vessels reduce emissions

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, November 24, 2022 at 14:10 — Last Updated: Thursday, November 24, 2022 at 15:39
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An AI polar navigation tool has been developed by the British Antarctic Survey with a view to reducing emissions and

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Temperature increase in Sweden twice as high as global average, weather service says

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, November 24, 2022 at 08:46
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The average temperature today in Sweden is around 1.9 degrees Celsius higher than it was around 100 years ago, according

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Alaska firefighters help rescue a moose trapped in a home

The Associated Press
Posted: Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at 16:07
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By Mark Thiessen · The Associated Press  Animal was apparently eating vegetation near basement window well and fell through the glass Firefighters

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Marine ecosystem off Southeast Greenland may have crossed tipping point, says study

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Monday, November 21, 2022 at 16:04
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The marine ecosystem off southeast Greenland may have crossed an important tipping point and entered a new regime, says research published

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Season’s coldest temperature recorded in Lapland Monday morning

Yle News
Posted: Monday, November 21, 2022 at 10:52
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Driving conditions are very bad across the Uusimaa region in southern Finland on Monday, due to heavy snowfall, according to

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Finnish Defence Forces to use biofuels on land, at sea

Yle News
Posted: Friday, November 18, 2022 at 15:50
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Solar panels have also been installed on Defence Forces facilities all the way up into Lapland, where one building at

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More Meteorologists predict weather turnaround in Finland

Yle News
Posted: Monday, November 14, 2022 at 10:43
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Finland is heading into a big chill this week, according to forecasters. Temperatures are cooling nationwide this week, with the

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Blog: COP27—‘loss & damage’ is on the agenda, but where do Arctic communities fall?

Mia Bennett
Posted: Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at 15:52
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Discussions of compensating Arctic communities for loss and damage are not on the table at COP27, whose focus is on

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Alaska sees third La Niña winter forecast in a row

Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at 08:36
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What is winter anyway? For a lot of Alaskans, it’s a season that’s not entirely defined by a specific period

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Climate conference hears loss of Arctic summer sea ice now inevitable by 2050

Bob Weber, The Canadian Press
Posted: Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at 11:45
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‘The consequences are unpredictable. We don’t know how the system will respond’ A new report from dozens of international scientists

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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