Finland’s ‘official’ first snow of winter falls in Lapland
Over one centimetre of snowfall was measured in Lapland before 9am on Tuesday morning, meeting the required criteria to be
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Environment
Continued sea ice loss could alter food web for some Arctic marine predators, says Canadian study
If sea ice loss continues it could irrevocably alter the food sources for some Arctic marine predators says a Canadian
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Warming Arctic linked to polar vortex outbreaks farther south
Warmer air weakens the vortex, which normally keeps cold air trapped in Arctic, letting it go south Warming of the
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Reindeer calves found dead for second year in a row on river in Arctic Russia
Poaching and climate change might be the reasons why more than 1,200 migrating animals did not make it across the
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Finland set for spectacular Northern Lights this autumn
The sun’s solar cycle is moving from a period of lower solar activity to Solar Maximum, when much stronger and
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Expedition discovers what they believe is world’s northernmost island off Greenland
The yet-to-be-named island is 780 metres north of Oodaaq, the former northernmost island A team of Arctic researchers from Denmark
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Arctic Norwegian city gets world’s northernmost electric post truck
The 26 tons heavy battery-powered truck is now driving the 1,600 kilometers distance north from Oslo to Tromsø where it
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As timber prices grow, forest owners in Sweden say they aren’t paid a fair share
Timber prices have been rising globally but forest owners in Sweden say they aren’t getting their fair cut of that
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Canadian Ice Service tracking icebergs in western Arctic for 1st time
Beacons were dropped from an airplane onto icebergs last week The Canadian Ice Service is tracking icebergs to monitor and predict
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Low earthquake risk in Canada’s eastern Arctic, says paper
A paper exploring past, present and future earthquake risks in Arctic Canada shows dangers in the northeastern part of the
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Inuvialuit organization takes control of storied reindeer herd in Arctic Canada
‘We’ve been indirectly, directly engaged for decades,’ says Inuvialuit leader Duane Ningaqsiq Smith A storied reindeer herd first brought to
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UN climate report confirms what’s been witnessed in Inuit Nanaat for decades, says int’l Inuit org
The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) says the United Nations climate report released this week confirms what Inuit have been witnessing
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Climate change will hit Finland’s winters hard, researchers warn
Snowy Christmases are already becoming a rarity in Finland, especially in southern parts of the country. Children in Finland often
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Sweden’s environment and climate minister responds to UN climate report
The IPCC has now finalized its latest report on climate change. According to the scientific report we are headed towards
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Swedish expert weighs in on how country can cut emissions in light of IPCC report
In a nearly 4,000-page report released on Monday, Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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