The midnight sun in the High Arctic
The midnight sun shines across sea ice along the Northwest
Passage in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago on July 23, 2017. (David Goldman/AP)
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Iceland’s ban on unnecessary travel from high-risk areas now in effect
Iceland’s ban on unnecessary travel from high-risk areas came into effect on April 27 in an effort to tamp down
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Landslides deemed “significant” but pose no danger to village in Arctic Quebec
Two landslides near the village of Kuujjuaraapik in Arctic Quebec have been deemed “significant” by authorities but pose no immediate
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Int’l Arctic emergency marine exercise will lead to better response coordination, say participants
An international marine exercise wound up last week and although the report won’t be out for a while, participants say
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Work on high-tech digitalization of Russia’s entire Arctic starts this spring
Construction permit is granted for what will provide for high-tech digitalization of Russia’s entire Arctic coastline, from Murmansk to Vladivostok.
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Icelandic government proposes bill for stricter COVID-19 border measures
The Icelandic Government has proposed a bill with new border measures to help tamp down the domestic spread of COVID-19.
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Finland’s regional inequality laid bare in new report, with rural North amongst lowest scoring areas
The report, ‘Unequal Finland’, says differences between regions are at the heart of a growing national divide. A new report
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Health, climate among northern highlights from Canadian budget
Caroline Cochrane, the premier of Canada’s Northwest Territories (NWT), watched the federal budget announcement Monday, in hopes the spending would
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Inuit in Arctic Quebec moving ahead on self-determination talks
Makivik Corporation, the Inuit land claims organization in Nunavik, the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec, says it’s moving ahead with
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Blog – Can we make peace with nature in a rapidly changing Arctic?
The United Nations Environment Programme is calling for bold action to “make peace with nature” by cutting greenhouse gases and
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44 per cent increase in unique ships entering Canada’s Northwest Passage, says report
The number of ships entering Canada’s Northwest Passage, and the distances sailed, are all increasing, says a new report from
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Norway to host biggest exercise inside Arctic Circle since Cold War
About 40,000 soldiers will participate in Cold Response 2022, planned to take place in the Ofoten area with navy and
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With tougher border rules appearing to work, Iceland to relax some domestic restrictions
With Iceland’s tougher border screening and quarantine rules appearing to have put the breaks on new variant infections, the government
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Arctic Guardian exercise 2021 underway to test joint emergency marine response
The Arctic Council and the Arctic Coast Guard Forum launched their Arctic Guardian 2021 exercise on Monday to test the
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‘You cannot claim any more:’ Russia seeks bigger piece of Arctic
Russia wants to stretch out imaginary lines on the ocean floor — and below it — and that has one
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