Some Yukoners say this winter has been unusually cold and snowy
Whitehorse experienced its wettest winter on record this season with more than two-and-a-half times as much precipitation as the seasonal
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Environment
Alaska Natives welcome new state limits to protect chum salmon
The Alaska Board of Fisheries is cutting chum salmon fishing by 30 per cent in southwest Alaska. Alaskan Native communities,
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Indigenous governments in N.W.T. get $21M in first round of conservation funding
By Saloni Bhugra Money part of larger $375M federal and private fund to be distributed over 10 years Indigenous governments
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Lapland experiences coldest January in 40 years
Finland’s Arctic experienced a dry, freezing January that stood out for its freezing—even for winter—temperatures in most areas, except for
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Swedish research shows storms can help slow down global warming
New research at Gothenburg University shows that storms over the Antarctic Ocean can actually help slow down global warming. The
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Blog—Trump’s distraction from the real Greenland problem
Heard any news about Greenland recently? A stupid question these days, since Donald Trump openly set his sights on the
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U.S. gov’t one step closer to expanding oil and gas leases in ANWR
By Tori Fitzpatrick Vuntut Gwitchin and CPAWS Yukon denounce call for nominations for Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program
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Traditional knowledge can help limit exposure to contaminants, researcher says
Traditional knowledge and harvesting practices may help limit the buildup of contaminants such as mercury in people who live in
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Heaviest snowfall in decades increases avalanche risk near Haines, Alaska
By Isabella Calissi Nearly 2 metres of snow fell last week in Haines, the most in one week since records
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2025 was second-warmest ever recorded in Finland
Last year was the second-warmest ever recorded in Finland, according to preliminary data published on Friday by the Finnish Meteorological
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Be prepared in case of power outage in extreme cold, say Yukon officials
By Isabel Ruitenbeek As Yukon continues to deal with a prolonged spell of extreme cold, emergency officials are advising people
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Extreme cold weather won’t stop some Yukoners from getting their jobs done
On an extremely cold day, many people would prefer to stay home, cozy up under a blanket, and put on
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Much of Finland likely snow-free over Christmas, except for Lapland
If you want to see snow and ice over Christmas, you’ll have to head pretty far north, according to the
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Finnish Parliament approves wolf hunting by wide margin
The Council of Regulatory Impact Analysis had sharply criticised the government’s handling of the wolf-hunting legislation. Finnish Parliament has approved
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Rare instance of polar bear cub being adopted near Churchill verified by scientists
By Nathan Liewicki Only the 13th case of cub adoption in the western Hudson Bay area, say researchers Scientists
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