Chinese rig makes massive gas discovery in Arctic Russia
The Nan Hai Ba Hao platform has found more than a trillion cubic meters of natural gas in the Kara
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Food insecurity rising in Canada’s eastern Arctic since launch of federal subsidy program
Food insecurity in Nunavut (Canadian eastern Arctic) has gotten worse since the introduction of the Nutrition North program in 2011,
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Arctic underwater forests set to expand with rapid warming
While much of the world attention has been focused on rapid sea ice reduction in the Arctic, the changes underneath
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Why did giant beavers go extinct? It was their diet, researchers say
If a modern beaver can fell big trees, dam rivers and essentially create its own habitat — imagine what a
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Russian navy holds live-fire exercise in Norwegian Sea for second time in a month
Northern Fleet warship Severomorsk tested its weapons systems outside the coast of northern Norway. The Russian navy is expanding its
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Arctic Canada: Agnico Eagle’s mine training program has its critics
A worker at Agnico Eagle’s Meadowbank Mine in Nunavut (Canadian eastern Arctic) says a training program designed to train Nunavummiut
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Finland warms up for the weekend
Temperatures in southern and central Finland were expected to breach 20 degrees Celsius on Friday, and the weekend will be
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Most Finns would support restrictions on clear-cutting
On a global scale, clear-cutting of forests has resulted in the extinction of hundreds of tree species. In Finland, more
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Canada: Opponents to proposed Indian day school settlement make voices heard
First Nations lawyers who object to the proposed federal Indian day school settlement held a rally Wednesday outside the Winnipeg,
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Cod moving further north as climate changes in Arctic Europe
Researchers have never before seen spawning cod in the area of Jan Mayen, east of Greenland. “This is new knowledge
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Serial ‘hijacker’ targets Arctic journal in another science publication heist
The University of Calgary’s journal Arctic is the latest victim of a serial science journal ‘hijacker’ who has targeted dozens
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Northern Canada: Mine contamination not a big health issue for Yellowknife residents
The most comprehensive study undertaken on the concentration of mine contaminants in people living in the Yellowknife area, in Canada’s
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China’s COSCO planning ‘several’ shipments along Northern Sea Route
The Chinese shipping company confirms readiness to increase transit shipments on the Northern Sea Route. “Our development strategy is to
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Russia’s new energy security doctrine focuses on global threats and challenges
Western sanctions, armed conflicts and cyber-attacks against energy infrastructure, moving of the centre of global economic gravity towards the Asia-Pacific
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US, Norwegian troops join military drill in Arctic Finland
A major international military exercise began in Sodankylä, Finnish Lapland, on Wednesday. About 100 foreign soldiers are taking part in
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