Especially warm and rainy July for Arctic Finland
Lapland, the northernmost region of Finland, experienced an especially warm and rainy July this year, says the Finnish Meteorological Institute
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Environment
Climate change affecting composition of forests in Yukon, Canada, study finds
What happens when one type of tree can no longer survive as well? It’s replaced, study says Deciduous trees are
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Equipment for Arctic ice survey tested this summer in German highlands
New equipment for a current Arctic ice survey underway in Canada and in Greenland was tested this summer in the
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Volcano near Iceland’s capital, main airport erupts again after 8-month pause
International airport remains open, but officials warn people to avoid site some 30 km from Reykjavik A volcano in southwest
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Blog: Wildfires and ice – heatwaves put spotlight on the Arctic
Rarely have I heard the Arctic being mentioned so often in the media as in this hottest of summers. I
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In Canada’s north, environment-minded Pope gets climate change close-up
Pope Francis’s visit to Canada’s Arctic territory of Nunavut draws attention to a focal point for global climate change, with
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Cleanup of historic oil spill in northern Canada underway, source still unknown
There’s an iridescent shine on the wet pavement near the foot of the Northwest Territories Power Corporation property along the
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Thousands of plastic bottles from Iqaluit’s water crisis to be turned into clothes
Eight sea cans full of plastic water bottles are being sent from Iqaluit to Montreal for recycling at the end
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Our garbage is threatening polar bears — but there are solutions, new report says
A new research paper suggests food waste from humans is posing an increasing threat to already struggling polar bear populations
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As the Earth heats up, high-temperature records are being broken more often
It sounds like a broken record: as the Earth continues to heat up due to man-made climate change, “hottest temperature
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Iceland looks towards wind power, establishes working group
Iceland is looking towards integrating wind power into its grid and has established a working group this week to explore
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Scientists head to Svalbard to count animals for Walrus from Space project
A group of international scientists is headed to the Norwegian Arctic this week to do the first onsite walrus count
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Thawing Arctic will reveal more mummified creatures, brings new risks
By Laura McQuillan · CBC News Millions of tonnes of carbon and methane, trapped in permafrost for thousands of years, could be
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Physiological responses in narwhal disrupted by seismic surveys, says study
Sounds from the seismic air guns used in oil exploration disrupt the typical physiological responses in diving narwhals, says new
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Faroe Islands issues provisional dolphin catch limit for 2022, 2023
The Government of the Faroe Islands has issued a provisional dolphin catch limit for 2022 and 2023. The quota will
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