2024 Arctic Report Card: “New Regime” of warming and unpredictable changes
The 2024 Arctic Report Card describes the North as entering a “new regime,” where temperatures are rising faster than the
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Environment
World could see ice-free Arctic by 2030 warns new study
A new study is warning that the world could see an ice-free Arctic as soon as 2026, despite several models
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Inuit org urges stronger action on plastic pollution after global talks stall
Inuit leaders are urging stronger action on plastic pollution after the latest round of global talks aimed at creating a
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N.W.T. review board to move ahead with Imperial Oil environmental assessment
Decision may set precedent for how similar situations are dealt with in the future A territorial regulator has ruled that it
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Tree planting may not be effective climate change solution for the North, study finds
By Tori Fitzpatrick Researcher says tree planting at high latitudes may not prevent warming Planting trees is a popular way
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Arctic sea-ice melt could mean big trouble for tiny microbes says study
The tiny microbes of the Arctic could be in big trouble as the North warms, warns a new study done
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Finland welcomes EU’s downgrading of wolf protection status
The change from “strictly protected” to “protected” means wolves can be hunted under exceptional circumstances. Finland’s Environment Minister Kai Mykkänen (NCP) has
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Warm fall, wet November mark unusual autumn weather for Finland
Lapland, Finland’s Arctic region, experienced some of the coldest autumn temperatures in the country, while the southern and eastern parts
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Lapland sees lowest temperatures so far this autumn
The mercury dropped to -27.3 degrees Celsius at the Tulppio observation station in Savukoski on Thursday, marking the coldest temperature
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N.W.T. gov’t says new report is climate action tool. Not everyone sees it that way
A new report from the N.W.T. government says changes to freeze-up and break-up and unpredictable season shifts are the most
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Bird that breeds in Tasmania found ‘a long way from home,’ in Canadian Arctic
Strange birds have been spotted along the coast of the Arctic Ocean this month, including in Paulatuk, N.W.T., and in
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Yukon court hears dispute over proposed exploration project in Peel watershed
A proposed mining exploration project in the Yukon’s Peel watershed is at the centre of a court battle this week,
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Main backer of proposed mineral exploration project near Haines, Alaska, pulls out
By Julien Greene An Alaska Native tribe and conservationists say they’ve notched a win over a mineral exploration project near
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Study suggests dust is a hidden player in the Arctic’s changing climate
Dust may play a bigger role in the warming Arctic than previously thought, said a team of scientists, raising questions
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Water levels starting to rise in some parts of N.W.T., but still very low
Likely to take a few years for water levels to be back to normal, hydrologist says Water levels are still
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