Charter plane crash kills 8 near remote radar site in western Alaska
Flight took off from Anchorage, believed to have crashed on approach to Cape Newenham A charter aircraft carrying eight people
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The Arctic Report Card will survive 2026 without NOAA, but what comes next?
The Arctic Report Card will be released this year without support from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
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3D X-ray imaging unlocks the secrets of the narwhal’s spiral tusk
By Will Dunham In the Middle Ages, narwhal tusks were sold as unicorn horns blessed with magical powers such as
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Warming climate could mean more harmful bacteria in northern water sources, study says
By Tamara Merritt Researchers found cyanobacteria in Sambaa K’e First Nation’s drinking water source in 2023 and 2024 A recent
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EXPLAINER: What you need to know about Iceland’s EU referendum
Iceland’s referendum on August 29 on whether to open accession talks with the European Union is only the first of
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Inuvik service suspension part of broader crisis in maternal healthcare, top ob-gyn says
By Niles Niemuth Advocate sees role for midwives to play in fixing N.W.T.’s fragile system Labour and delivery services have
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Best road is one that gets built, N.W.T. minister says of new route to connect Nunavut and N.W.T.
By Devon Tredinnick New route balances caribou protection with economic potential, finance minister says While a new proposed route for
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Russia’s doomsday submarine sets sail for the first time
The special-purpose nuclear submarine Khabarovsk, designed to carry the Poseidon nuclear-powered giga-torpedo, is currently undergoing sea trials in the White
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Skagway ferry service suspended for ‘foreseeable future’
By Marissa Meilleur ‘Major structural damage’ to docking facility under assessment with no timeline for reopening yet The Alaska Marine Highway
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EU sees Iceland vote as potential boost for enlargement optics
By Lili Bayer and Stine Jacobsen European Union officials are hoping a referendum in Iceland on whether to restart membership
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Norway, church mark 200th anniversary of border treaty with Russia
The Norwegian Armed Forces joined forces with the Church of Norway to mark the 200th anniversary of the border treaty
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Future wildfires likely to impede construction on Mackenzie Valley Highway, expert says
By Devon Tredinnick ‘If you’re dodging wildfires during construction season, it’s going to create a challenge,’ says Ze’ev Gedalof Longer
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Gahcho Kué sees ‘encouraging’ diamond sale despite $120.6M net loss in second quarter
By Sarah St-Pierre Analyst says there are positive signs for diamond pricing on the supply side, though demand still lags
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Ice-Blog: Fires, drought, heatstroke – will this climate emergency tip the scales to action?
In Europe and other hitherto little affected parts of the world, we are currently experiencing some devastating impacts of climate
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Gasoline from Morocco remains stuck in Murmansk amid fuel crisis
By Denis Zagore Fuel that arrived from Tangier two weeks ago has still not been unloaded because of a dispute over
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