Ottawa on thin ice over staff shortage at High Arctic weather station
The Liberal government has found itself on thin ice again as it faces new questions about its commitment to critical
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European satellite launched into orbit despite Inuit concerns over toxic splash
The European Space Agency successfully launched its Sentinel-5P satellite Friday from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia, despite concerns by
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Inuit say ‘nyet’ to toxic splash from Russian rockets
Inuit in Canada and Greenland are calling on Ottawa and Copenhagen to demand the postponement of a Russian rocket launch
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Historic discovery about life on Earth unearthed in Labrador
Did life on Earth begin in Labrador, or at least what is now called Labrador, part of Canada’s East Coast
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Canadian scientists fight to save key climate change science lab in High Arctic
A group of Canadian scientists is mobilizing public support to once again save Canada’s northernmost research laboratory from being mothballed
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Melting small glaciers play a big role in Alaska river systems
The small and sometimes patchy glaciers that cling to high mountain slopes in Alaska appear to be big players in
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Researchers ask citizens to monitor Alaska berries
A group of scientists from the University of Alaska Fairbanks are hoping to give pickers better data on when berries
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Norway and Russia join efforts in mapping ecosystem of Arctic waters
Norwegian and Russian researchers launch the most comprehensive ecosystem mapping of the two countries’ joint Arctic waters. It started up
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Only endangered plant in Alaska to undergo status review
The federal government has announced a review of the status of the tiny Aleutian shield fern, which barely survives between the rocks and
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Hole in the clouds : Rare skypunch forms over Finland
A fallstreak hole – literally a gap in the clouds – was observed over Helsinki on Wednesday morning. Yle meteorologist
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NASA and Norway to develop observation station in Arctic
The American space research agency joins efforts with the Norwegian Mapping Authority in developing a new earth observation station in
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New marine atlas details ecosystem of changing Arctic Alaska
Birds, fish, marine mammals, oil rigs, ships of various sizes and people cross paths in the Arctic waters off Alaska.
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July registers fifth lowest Arctic sea ice extent in satellite record
Average sea ice extent for the month of July ended up the fifth lowest since satellite records began in 1979, according to
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A century in 35 seconds: Finnish hit video illustrates global warming
Meteorological researcher Antti Lipponen from Kuopio says his phone has been ringing off the hook after he shared a 35
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Goose population shrinks in southern Alaska, but grows in Arctic
For decades, the crowds of small, dark sea geese on the tundra of southwestern Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta have been thinning,
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