Northern climate poses challenge for hybrid power system in community in Canada’s Northwest Territories
Primary goal was to reduce power outages in remote Arctic community More than five years after Colville Lake’s hybrid power
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Environment
UN sounds clarion call over ‘irreversible’ climate impacts by humans
UN Secretary-General António Guterres describes report as ‘code red for humanity’ The UN climate panel sounded a dire warning Monday, saying the
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Finland’s July temperatures in Lapland one to three degrees above average
The month of July was exceptionally warm in Finland this year, according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). Temperature readings
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Scientists researching strange appearance of Arctic salmon asking fishers to send in their catches
Salmon in the Arctic have increased a lot since 2016, says researcher Scientists looking at salmon found in Arctic waters are
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Permafrost thaw in Yukon, Canada reaching ‘critical point’ in some areas, says researcher
Infrastructure costs will continue to go up as ground becomes more unstable, says Chris Burn Permafrost in Canada’s northwest is thawing
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Extreme fire activity continues in Yakutia, Russia
High temperatures, lack of rainfall and drier-than-average soil are among the factors that may have contributed to the increasing number
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No tsunami threat to B.C. after powerful M8.2 earthquake shakes Alaska
Quake that struck on Wednesday night was the most powerful recorded in U.S. or Canada since 1965: USGS data A
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Scientists call for 100 euro price on carbon
The earth is already approaching a point of no return as regards to climate change effects, according to a published
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How the North is doing when it comes to Canada’s climate targets
Transportation sector biggest source of greenhouse gases in all 3 territories, says report author The North accounts for a “very
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Ottawa, provinces and territories not on track to meet new climate targets: report
‘All hands on deck’ approach needed to fight climate change, report says The federal, provincial and territorial governments have failed to plan emissions
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Heavier rainfall will increase risk of landslides and flooding in Sweden
Climate change models by the Geological Survey of Sweden and the Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, predict heavier rainfall and higher
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Blog: 1.5°C is way too high – Thoughts from a flood-stricken German valley
We are fine and glad to live up a hill, but in shock, with the region around us devastated by
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Arctic community in northwestern Canada sets temperature record amid 2nd summer heat wave
‘Arctic people… aren’t used to this kind of weather,’ says Brandon Kyikavichik Old Crow resident Brandon Kyikavichik says it “feels quite uncomfortable”
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CBC Explains – Setting the (temperature) record straight in Canada’s Northwest Territories
The hottest days on record in the N.W.T. are not the official hottest days on record It was hot at
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Wildfire near Carmacks in northwestern Canada is 1 of 8 new fires discovered in Yukon
35 fires are burning in the territory as of Monday Yukon Protective Services says eight new fires were discovered in
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