Arctic Council talks climate, COP21, suicide in North
An Arctic Council meeting wound up in Alaska on Friday with a focus on issues like climate adaptation, the marine environment and the suicide
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What is the Alaska LNG project? (Part 1)
Lawmakers around Alaska are packing their bags and preparing to head to Juneau for their third special session of the
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Will climate force small mammals North?
Populations of furry mammals ranging from tiny shrews, mice and voles to stocky wolverines and marmots will likely move north
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Nunavut declares suicide crisis in territory
The premier of Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut officially declared suicide a crisis in the region in remarks made on
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Ice-blog: Arctic plastic “garbage patches”
There are a lot of things you might want to discover on a research cruise in the Arctic. Chunks of
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Alaska’s North Slope fortifies against highway flooding
DEADHORSE — If another extreme spring flooding event strikes the northernmost stretch of the Dalton Highway, Alaska transportation crews will be
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Refugee overload for town in Arctic Norway
As Syrian refugees by the hundreds cross over from Russia, capacities in the Arctic Norwegian town of Kirkenes are reaching their limits.
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200 million rubles stolen from Russia’s Northern Fleet
About 200 million rubles have been stolen from Zvezdochka, the Northern Fleet yard in Severodvinsk. A source in the Russian
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Experts question Finland’s energy decisions, data
Professors at the Lappeenranta University of Technology charge that Finland’s energy decisions are made based on misleading data. Officials at
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Emilie-Claire Barlow’s latest album began in Arctic
Emilie-Claire Barlow is releasing her 11th album, ‘Clear Day’, and a Canadian ice-breaker played a major role. The Toronto born-and-
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Blog: What does Trudeau win mean for Arctic?
On Monday, Liberal Member of Parliament Justin Trudeau swept to victory, ousting Conservative leader Stephen Harper after nine years in
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Blog: Election results in Canada’s North
Canadians went to the polls on Monday, October 19 and elected a Liberal majority government for the first time since
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Blog:Put up or shut up with your Arctic Conflict Theory
The Arctic is on the verge of conflict; so the theory goes. Melting ice is uncovering a trove of riches,
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Confronting suicide in Alaska
A discussion after a suicide can help support vulnerable people who are at risk, or it can help push them
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More Arctic research, intn’l cooperation needed
REYKJAVIK: The climatic changes taking place in the Arctic are a call to action for the world. We must answer
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