Black ice slows bus traffic in Sweden’s Far North
Black ice in northern Sweden stopped bus traffic Tuesday afternoon and lead to several motorists sliding off roads. News agency
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Study doubles estimate for methane venting from shallow Siberian Arctic waters
Massive amounts of methane are being released from the East Siberian Arctic Shelf, twice as much as estimated just a
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Finland: Talvivaara restructure snubbed by major zinc producer
The world’s largest zinc producer, Swiss company Nyrstar, has been revealed as the latest creditor to refuse to back the
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FEATURE INTERVIEW: Canadian Inuit leader denounces WTO ruling on EU seal ban
On Monday, the World Trade Organization upheld the European Union ban on seal products, a law that Canadian Inuit have
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Arctic warming almost certainly man-made, says scientist
A geography and environmental science professor at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax has been analyzing temperature data from the Far
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BLOG: Short film follow-up to “Gravity” connects the final and “last” frontiers
Last month, audiences flocked to see the film Gravity, a thriller set in the final frontier of outer space. [Note:
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Alaska, Washington senators introduce amendment to build 4 icebreakers
The U.S. Navy would be authorized to build up to four heavy-duty polar icebreakers for U.S. Coast Guard use under
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Record November snow cover at village in northwest Finland
The 9:00 AM weather measurements released by the Finnish Meteorological Institute showed 80 centimetres of snow cover at Kilpisjärvi, a
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Taking a taxi — make that an air taxi — to work in rural Alaska
BETHEL — Imagine flying to work in Anchorage from Eagle River. Or from Potter Marsh to downtown Anchorage. The few
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Seal product ban in Europe upheld by WTO panel
A World Trade Organization panel today upheld a European ban against Canadian seal products, even though it found the European
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Inuk artist’s design appears on new Canadian quarter
The Royal Canadian Mint started circulating 25 million quarters this week with images of the Arctic. Half of the coins
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Finland: Indigenous Sámi TV news kicking off in December
The Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle will begin a wholly in-house produced TV news service in the Sámi language as of
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U.S. Department of Defense releases nation’s Arctic strategy
As the Arctic climate continues to change, marine traffic and development grows and threats of man-made or natural disasters loom,
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Swedish environmental groups disappointed by climate agreement
Swedish environmental groups are disappointed at the results of the UN climate change talks in Warsaw, which ended yesterday. Speaking
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Yukon, Canada program incorporates trapping, aboriginal culture into curriculum
Trapping, hiking and cooking over a fire. These aren’t the kinds of activities most Canadian students encounter as part of
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