Inland caribou herds aren’t recovering, report says
By Rachel Cassandra The Arctic tundra shifted this past year from capturing carbon to releasing it, which means it’s now
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Frigid weekend ahead, Lapland braces for -35°C
Finland will experience freezing weather throughout the long weekend leading into Epiphany on Monday. Snow showers are expected mainly in
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Aerator that could restore fish in Yellowknife’s Frame Lake turned on
By Nadeer Hashmi An aerator recently began pumping air into the water of Frame Lake in Yellowknife, and the mining
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Be it walrus or polar bear, new regulations is clear: Keep longer distance
More and more expedition cruise ships are sailing into the Arctic with passengers thirsty for posting their own photos of
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2024 was exceptionally warm in Finland
Finland had a warmer than usual year in 2024, according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). The nationwide average temperature
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Finland set for New Year’s freeze
After a relatively mild Christmas week, temperatures are expected to be well below freezing across Finland on Tuesday, New Year’s
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Yukon Water Board allows temporary release of more contaminated water from Victoria Gold mine
The Yukon Water Board has approved an emergency licence amendment for Victoria Gold’s Eagle Gold mine that will temporarily allow
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Advocates want more firefighters at Yellowknife’s airport, meeting international standards
By Nadeer Hashmi The chair of an airport safety advocacy organization wants to see more firefighters stationed at Yellowknife’s airport.
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Orcas moved into the Arctic. It could be bad news for other whales, and humans too
Killer whales are expanding their territory and have moved into Arctic waters as climate change melts sea ice, with two
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These young northerners are pushing the N.W.T. to do more about climate change
Members of the N.W.T. Climate Change Youth Council have spent the last year and a half adding their voices to
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A former park ranger’s new book documents decades of climate change in Arctic Alaska
The Arctic is one of the areas most visibly impacted by human-caused climate change, with some areas becoming almost unrecognizable
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Here’s what deep sea ports and military vessels could mean for Arctic marine mammals
By Tori Fitzpatrick Vessel traffic and noise is harmful to marine mammals, researchers say Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai says investing
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Murmansk power plant discharges black smoke, covering city center for hours
As temperatures in the far northern Russian city this week dropped below minus 20, local authorities were struggling to keep
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Surprising link between Arctic warming & cold blasts in N.America, Europe: study
Some parts of the Arctic are warming up to four times faster than the rest of the planet, with many
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Finland registers coldest night of the winter on Sunday — minus 38.2C
Finnish Lapland was especially chilly this weekend. The coldest temperature of this winter season, so far, was recorded by a
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