More toxic water leaks into nearby creek from Yukon’s Eagle mine site
There’s been another leak of cyanide-contaminated water from the troubled Eagle Gold mine site in central Yukon. In a report
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Springlike weather coming to Finland
Many parts of Finland will see spring-like temperatures on Thursday and Friday, according to Yle meteorologist Elias Paakkanen. Many southern
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Seeds saved from war and natural disaster head to Arctic vault for safekeeping
Fourteen thousand seeds from 21 countries are heading to the Arctic this week, bound for the Svalbard Global Seed Vault—a
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Atlantification ushering in new era of sea ice loss in the Siberian Arctic
Warm Atlantic waters are rapidly reshaping the Siberian Arctic, sparking an era of unprecedented sea ice loss—something that will have
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Wildfire-monitoring satellite system will be ‘game changer’ in North, officials say
Canadian Space Agency announced $72M WildFireSat constellation this month A new satellite system for monitoring wildfires in Canada will be
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Lapland shivers while south warms in a January of extremes for Finland
January brought a stark contrast in weather across Finland, with Lapland experiencing some of the coldest temperatures while the South
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Climate shrinking glaciers faster than ever, with 6.5 trillion tonnes lost since 2000
By Seth Borenstein Scientists who weren’t involved in the study say findings are sobering, accurate and not surprising Climate change
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Storage pond leak at Yukon’s Eagle Gold mine contaminating nearby creek
The Yukon government says about 19 million litres of toxic water has escaped a containment pond at Eagle Gold mine
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Wildfire risk ‘very much in the mind’ of CRTC as it mulls new FM licences in Yellowknife
The risk of wildfires in the Northwest Territories is one of the main reasons a new commercial FM radio licence
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AI to help fight invasive fish in Norway
By Elizaveta Vereykina The long-running war with humpback salmon in northern rivers is getting a high-tech upgrade. Artificial intelligence will help
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Finland braces for temperatures of -25 C in North
In southern and southwestern Finland, there is almost no snow, and none is expected before the upcoming winter break week.
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Lapland tourism marketing under scrutiny as EU tightens greenwashing rules
Lapland tourism campaigns will be forced to abandon exaggerated sustainability claims with a new EU greenwashing directive coming into effect.
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Finnish Lapland records exceptionally warm temperatures on Friday
The Föhn wind effect pushed temperatures in parts of Lapland to over +6 degrees Celsius on Friday. On Friday, central
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Arctic ice shift: Melting multiyear floes trigger decline in vital pressure ridges
As Arctic sea ice continues to thin and shrink, an essential feature of its ecosystem—pressure ridges—is becoming increasingly rare, saysa
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Federal government invests $6M into Iqaluit hydro project
Money to be used for engineering and design of water power plant The federal government is investing another $6 million
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