Antarctic-to-Arctic ultra-luxury cruise announced for 2022
SeaDream’s new ship will be the most luxury expedition experience ever seen along the ice-edge north of Svalbard. The brand
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Permafrost degradation spreads in Canadian High Arctic
Polar deserts in Canada’s High Arctic are undergoing rapid changes as increases in summer air temperatures lead to permafrost thaw,
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Vast wetland habitat protected in northwestern Canada
A vast wetland complex in northern Yukon, northwestern Canada, has been set aside as protected habitat, making it off-limits for
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Fossil of world’s earliest fungus unearthed in Canadian Arctic
Scientists have unearthed fossilized fungi in the western Canadian Arctic dating back up to one billion years, nearly half a
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Moscow threatens response against Norwegian radar near Russian border
In her weekly briefing for the press, Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Thursday came with a direct warning
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Arctic Russia: Military towns growing while overall population slides
The population of Murmansk is shrinking to a historical low. Only the Northern Fleet garrisons see new people moving in.
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Town in Canadian central Arctic to get hybrid solar-diesel power plant
Kugluktuk, in Canada’s central Arctic, will benefit from a portion of more than $27.8 million in new energy and water
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Work begins to remove nuclear waste from old Russian ship in Murmansk
The compartment with hundreds of partly damaged spent fuel elements is taken into a shelter to minimize the risk in
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Youth in Canada’s eastern Arctic speak up about lack of mental health services
Youth in Nunavut, in Canada’s eastern Arctic, say they don’t know how to access mental health services, or what services
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Democrats continue fight against drilling in Arctic wildlife refuge in U.S. Congress
Democrats in Washington, D.C. are still hoping to block drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). The latest attempt
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Canadian Heritage to contribute funding to travelling Kenojuak Ashevak exhibition
The federal Department of Canadian Heritage is contributing $464,000 to help fund a travelling exhibition featuring the work of Kenojuak
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Novatek announces third LNG project in Arctic Russia
The Ob LNG will be developed exclusively with Russian technology. As if in a great rush to develop its Arctic
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Sea levels could rise by up to 2 metres by 2100, new study finds
Sea levels could rise by as much as two metres by 2100 in a worst-case scenario involving melting ice caps
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Smoke from northern Alberta wildfire reaches northwestern Canada
Smoke from a wildfire burning near High Level, Alta. (Canadian Prairies), has so far reached as far as Dawson City,
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Reinforcements, better weather, expected to help fight against wildfire in northern Alberta
Crews battling wildfires in northwestern Alberta are getting help today from hundreds of new firefighters making their way from other
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