Wildfire smoke brings more respiratory complaints in Anchorage, Alaska
Anchorage, Alaska health care providers have seen more patients with respiratory problems in recent days because of poor air quality.
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Wildfires in Alaska and Yukon producing smoky conditions
Yukon’s chief medical officer of health issued an air quality advisory Monday as much of the territory was blanketed by
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Wildfire in Anchorage, Alaska forces rapid response
A fast-moving wildland fire erupted in east Anchorage Tuesday afternoon. What officials are calling the Campbell Park Fire was first
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Japanese companies buy stake in Russian Arctic LNG project
Companies Mitsui and JOGMEC acquire a 10 percent share in Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2. The deal gives the two Japanese
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What you need to know about the federal carbon tax in Yukon, northwestern Canada
The federal government first announced its carbon pricing program back in 2018. It began in Ontario, New Brunswick, Saskatchewan, and
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Lapland’s sick leave, accidental injury rates among highest in Finland
While Finland has seen an overall decrease in diseases since 2000, there are marked regional differences in the occurrence of
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Fire kills 14 sailors onboard Russian secret sub
The Losharik started burning during underwater research activities in Russian territorial waters. “On 1st July a fire started onboard an
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Gendered impacts of resource development should be studied, says inquiry into violence against Indigenous women in Canada
Before a resource development project goes ahead, it should be assessed for risks it poses to Indigenous women, girls and
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Alaska universities, health services hit hard by governor’s budget vetoes
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed 182 separate line items from the state’s operating budget. During a Friday press conference, Dunleavy
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Finnish EU presidency to work on stronger Arctic policy, climate change mitigation
Mitigation of climate change must be at the heart of our Arctic policy, the Finnish government says as it takes
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Temperatures nearing all-time records in Southcentral Alaska
It reached 82 degrees Fahrenheit (27.8 degrees Celsius) in Anchorage on Saturday. Hot by Southcentral Alaska standards, and three degrees
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Finnair gets domestic competition with Norwegian’s new Helsinki-Vaasa route
Norway-based budget airline Norwegian Air Shuttle has announced it will roll out regular flights between Helsinki and Vaasa, a city
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Russia’s floating nuclear power plant gets 10-year operating license, new paint job
The Akademik Lomonosov will be towed from Murmansk to Pevek, in Russia’s eastern Arctic, in August when the sea ice
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Inuk soprano Deantha Edmunds, from Atlantic Canada, embraces all the things that make her who she is
When Deantha Edmunds left her hometown of Corner Brook a few decades ago, she took a little bit of her
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Art exhibit in Alaska connects bird research to backyards
Art and science may seem like very different disciplines. But they converge in a new exhibit in Anchorage, southcentral Alaska
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